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WHAT TO DO FOR 
THE STOMACH 



A CAREFUL ARRANGEMENT OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS IN DIS- 
EASED CONDITIONS OF THE STOMACH 
AND THE REMEDY INDICATED IN 
THE CURE OF THESE SYMPTOMS 



BY 

G. E. DIENST, Ph.D., M. D. 

PROFESSOR OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IX 
THE HERIXG MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHICAGO. 
AUTHOR OF "WHAT TO DO FOR THE HEAD.' 5 



PHILADELPHIA 
BOERICKE & TAFEL 

1907 



LiBRARY of C0N3HE9S 
Two Copies «ec«iv©d 

DEC 9 1907 

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1907 



To 

MY DAUGHTER, 
MlNNlKTTA PEARLE, 
WHO SO KINDLY AIDED ME IN 
THE PREPARATION OF* THE FOLLOW- 
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MOST AFFECTIONATELY 
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PREFACE. 



This work is compiled from the leading 
repertories, and gives the symptoms and con- 
ditions in alphabetical order. It is so arranged 
as to aid the seeker for a remedy to find what 
he wants with the least possible expenditure 
of time. 

The notes given are for the purpose of care- 
ful differentiation and to prevent routine pre- 
scribing. If a symptom, or condition, or a 
totality of symptoms calls for Arsenicum, 
you should not, and must not, give Bella- 
donna. If one remedy covers your case, that 
is THE remedy to be given and none other, 
until it has done its work — all it can do — and 
the symptoms call for another. 

In a condition known as inflammation, you 
will observe that six remedies are given as 
leaders, and are the first ones we usually think 
of in this distressed state of the stomach, and 
yet each remedy has its own particular cata- 



6 PREFACE. 

logue of symptoms which no other remedy 
will cure. These should be carefully studied 
and the patient and remedy clearly understood 
before the two are brought into contact with 
each other. The confusion resulting from an 
incorrectly selected remedy is often most exas- 
perating to a physician, and frequently unpar- 
donably dangerous to the patient. 

To become an accurate prescriber, it is im- 
perative that we " hew to the line," though 
finely drawn, and permit no guess work to 
enter our prescription cases. 

G. E. Dienst. 

Naperville, Illinois, 
October, 1907. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Ill presenting this book to the profession 
there is no boasting of perfection or apology 
for imperfection. Every busy physician wants 
something that will aid him to make a quick 
and an accurate prescription. The long hunt 
for symptoms and then comparison of remedies 
in order to find the indicated remedy is, some- 
times, a very tedious task. 

My object, in this volume, has been to pre- 
sent the leading remedies in diseased condi- 
tions of the stomach, and their peculiar or 
particular indications in the several symptoms 
in which they have proven curative. This 
is done as briefly as is consistent with clear- 
ness. Clinical notes and indications have 
been omitted for the reason that to younger 
physicians and to those who are too busy to 
make careful observations some of these indi- 
cations may be misleading. There can be 7to 
true and permanent success in the administra- 



8 INTRODUCTION. 

tion of remedies except on the immutable 
law OF similars ; and, though some symp- 
tom and the remedies there indicated may 
savor of keynote prescribing, there is really 
nothing of the kind. The scope of this work 
is to lead the busy man to the indicated rem- 
edy and do it accurately. 

Indulging the hope that this work may be 
of permanent value to the many hard-working 
disciples of the immortal Hahnemann, I now 
present it to the profession. 

G. E. Diknst. 

Naperville, Illinois, 
October, 1907. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE 
STOMACH. 



In diseases affecting the stomach a few 
things must be thought of besides the in- 
dicated remedy. 

First. Is the matter of diet. Much of 
the " stuff" put into the stomach is not 
food, nor is it palatable or nutritious. 
Disease and pain often come from eating 
things which should not be eaten, and 
from drinking things which should not 
be drunk. The man who eats boiled cab- 
bage saturated with vinegar and always 
has a pain in the stomach afterwards, 
must either stop eating the cabbage or the 
vinegar, or both, or continue to suffer 
pain when he eats them. The man- who 
gets a headache every time he drinks 
coffee, must first stop the use of coffee 

2 



10 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

before He can hope for permanent results 
from medicine. We have no remedy that 
will permit a man or woman to sin against 
their bodies persistently and then go un- 
punished. 

Secondly. . Is the manner of eating. 
He who " bolts " his food — " swallows it 
whole " — can not hope for immunity from 
pain or increase in health until he has 
learned to eat slowly and masticate his 
food thoroughly — chew it as fine as sand. 
Rapid eaters are more liable to overload 
the stomach and thereby endanger life 
and health than those who eat slowly and 
calmly. Rapid eaters shorten their lives 
by many years. Hence the imperative 
necessity of putting absolutely nothing 
into the stomach but that w T hich is whole- 
some, and masticating everything put into 
the stomach until it is properly prepared 
for digestion. Don't make the stomach 
do the work the teeth should do. 

Thirdly. Is the matter of having a 
regular time each day for evacuating the 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 11 

bowels. As much care — yea, more — 
should be taken in the observance of this 
regularity as in doing anything else what- 
ever. Where this is neglected, constipa- 
tion, haemorrhoides, indigestion, head- 
aches, melancholy and a myriad of kin- 
dred evils result. 

Unless these points are strictly OB- 
SERVED, there is very little reason for 
taking medicine. Correct the diet if 
faulty, the manner of eating if faulty, the 
careless evacuation of the bowels and you 
will be ready to take medicine for dis- 
turbed conditions remaining. 

Let us notice some of the uncomfortable 
or diseased conditions and the remedies 
indicated in their cure. 

Alive. 

When there is a sensation in the 
stomach as if something alive were there 
— rumbling, rolling, uncomfortable mo- 
tion — give a dose of Croc, and do not re- 
peat until this dose has ceased its work. 



12 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Anxiety. 

A feeling of anxiety in the stomach is 
most frequently controlled by Ars. How- 
ever, conditions may be such as to call 
for Aeon., Arg. n., Calc, Cann. s.\ Card, v., 
Canst., Cham., Cnpr., Dig., Ferr., Jatr., 
Kali c, Lye, Nux v., Pes on., Puis., Secale, 
Stram., Sil. and Verat. 

If this anxiety is worse in the morning 
on waking or is found in drunkards 
your remedy is Asar, If it occurg at 
night when the individual gets up or 
moves about, for any cause, think of Ars. 

Appetite. 

Here we approach a delicate subject. 
If the appetite is capricious, if the patient 
hungers, but knows not what for, or if he 
refuses things which are offered or asked 
for, your first thought will be of Bry., 
Chin, or Cina. These, however, do not 
cover all cases, and you may have to 
study Hep., Ign., Mag. m., Phos. or Puis. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 13 

If the appetite is simply changeable, 
sometimes good and sometimes bad, some- 
times for this and then for that article of 
food, think of Cina. You may be com- 
pelled also to call on Cur., Mag. m., or 
Nit. ac. to help you out. When the ap- 
petite is constant, always wanting some- 
thing to eat, think of Kali bi., Merc , 
Nat. c. or Nat. m. 

There is often a diminished appetite, 
in health as in sickness, no desire for 
food of any kind ; in such cases study 
Arg. n., Aur., Bar. m., Cina, Coff., Coloc, 
Con., Cycl., Dig., Gels., Lac d., Lack., 
Lye, Mttrx., Psor., Sabad. 

The one remedy most strongly indi- 
cated, however, is Pic. ac, and particularly 
so if the want of appetite is due to nerve 
disturbances. 

When the appetite seems to leave at 
the usual meal time, give China. 

When the appetite is easily satiated, 
your leaders are China and Lye, but you 
will often be compelled to use one of the 



14 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

following: Card, v., Caust., Cic, Clem., 
Colch., Cycl., Gels., Ign., Nux m., Nux v., 
Op., Phos., Podo., Rhodo., Sep., Sil. or 
Sulph. 

When the hunger is increased, in gen- 
eral, if from diseased conditions, you will 
find your most potent help in one of the 
following remedies : Ars., Calc. c, Cann. i., 
Chin., Cina, Cinnb., Graph., lod., Lye, 
Nat. m., Nux v., Olnd., Phos., Puis., 
Sabad., Sulph. and Verat. 

Notice : 

Ars. Desires acid and pungent things, 
with intense thirst and often regurgita- 
tion of water drank. 

Calc. c. Has great desire for eggs and 
salt food. 

Cann. i. Has ravenous hunger, with 
desire for, yet dread of water. 

China. Has great hunger with con- 
stant sensation of satiety. 

Cina. Has hunger after eating. 

Graph. Has hunger with aversion to 
meats, fish, cooked foods and salt. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 15 

Iod. Has ravenous hunger, with every 
symptom ameliorated by eating. 

Lye. Has great hunger, with a sense 
of fulness after eating but a little. 

Nat. ml Has great hunger for oysters, 
fish, and salt foods. 

Nux v. Has great hunger about 
twenty-four hours before attacks of indi- 
gestion, and is worse two or three hours 
after eating. 

Olnd. Has great hunger after vomit- 
ing. 

P/ios. Wants cold food and drink, but 
ejects it as soon as it grows warm in the 
stomach. 

Puis. Has hunger, but knows not for 
what. 

Sabad. Has aversion to nearly all 
things until beginning to eat when appe- 
tite returns and he eats a hearty meal. 

Sulph. Great hunger for sweet things 
which produce flatulency. 

Verat. Has hunger for juicy things. 

Abnormal hunger in the morning on 
rising needs Arg. m. or Calc. carb. 



16 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

A hunger that comes on at 10 A. M 
needs Nat. m. 

A hunger that comes on at n A. M. 
needs Sulph., and this in particular if 
there is a sense of faintness accompany- 
ing the hunger. 

An abnormal appetite at the noon hour 
may need either Mez., Nat. m. or Nux m. 

An increase of appetite at night, after 
taking the usual evening meal, needs, as 
a corrective, Chin., Lye. or Phos., accord- 
ing to the modality in each case. 

An appetite alternating with a loss of 
appetite — in other words, hungry one day 
and a loss of appetite the next, or for one- 
meal and no appetite for the next, needs 
Ferr. m. Sometimes you will find this 
condition when Berb., Calc, Iod. or Phos. 
may be indicated. 

Notice : 

In Serb, you will have frequent and 
bitter eructions followed by prolonged 
yawning. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 17 

Hunger during a chill calls for Ars., 
Cina or Sil. 

Hunger during a diarrhoea needs Calc, 
lod., Olnd., Petr., S tram, or Stdph. 

If there is hunger during dysentery 
give Nux v. and give it in potency. 

If eating increases the dysentery give 
Lye. 

If the dysentery returns only when 
eating, then give Chin. When there is 
hunger after eating, that is, a sensation 
as if one had not eaten, you will think of 
Lye. or Phos. at once. Remember, how- 
ever, that Arg. m., Chin, s., Merc, and 
Psor. have similar symptoms. 

An abnormal appetite with persistent 
emaciation needs Iod. or Nat. m. accord- 
ing to totality of symptoms. 

A strong appetite as a prodrome to an 
epileptic attack needs Hyose. 

A strong appetite during fever will lead 
you to think of Phos. as the first remedy. 
You will also find that China and Cina 
have similar modalities. 



18 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

An increased appetite during an attack 
of gastralgia needs either Lye. or SiL 

An increased appetite with a headache 
needs Phos., Psor. or Sep. 

An increased appetite with marasmus 
is led by three cardinal remedies, Calc, 
Iod. and Nat. m. 

You may need, however, Calc. p., Lye, 
Mag. c, Nux v. y SiL or Sulph., according 
to symptoms. 

An increased appetite with pain in the 
stomach is covered usually by two rem- 
edies, Lye. and SiL 

A gnawing appetite that prevents sleep 
needs Ign. or Phos. 

A capricious appetite that comes on at 
untimely hours is in need of Cina as a 
corrective. 

An appetite that marches boldly to the 
front, but retreats at the first sight of 
food, is in need of Sulph. 

As we go down the line and find an in- 
satiable appetite despite good feeding, we 
think of Ferr., Secale or Spong. But 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 19 

here we come to a class of people who are 
hungry, always hungry, but do not relish 
their food. They say — u Nothing tastes 
good." Our minds at once fall upon 
such remedies as Nat. m., Olnd., Op., 
Rheum and Rhus tox. 

No Appetite. 

There are many conditions which pro- 
duce loss of appetite, and a want of ap- 
petite is a pretty correct indication of dis- 
eased conditions somewhere- Our leading 
remedies in, not only a loss of appetite, 
but a want of appetite, are Ars., Calc, 
Chanty Che I., China, CycL, Dig., Ferr., 
Kali bi., Lye, Nat. m., Nux v., Puis., 
Rhus t., Sep., Sil. and Sulph. In a lesser 
degree we have Agar., All. c, Alum., 
Anthr., Ant. c., Arg. n., Bapt., Bov., Bry., 
Cact., Calc. a., Carb. ac, Carb. an., Carb. 
v., Cic, Cina, Cocc, Coff., Colch., Con., 
Fl. ac, Hydr., Ign., hid., Ip., Iris, Kali i., 
Meph., Merc, Merc, c, Mez., Mur. ac, 
Nux m., Petr., Phos., Phos. ac, Plb., 



20 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Psor. y Sabin., Sang., Spig., Syph. and 
Tereb. 

If the appetite is wanting in the morn- 
ing yon will think of Caust. and Ferr. m. 

Caust. if there is a burning sensation 
in the stomach on rising, and ameliorated 
by eating or drinking something warm. 

Ferr. m. if there is a heavy pressure 
in pit of the stomach on rising. 

If there is loss of appetite after coition 
think of Agar. 

When smell of food causes loss of appe- 
tite, Colch. 

When there is a sense of fulness with 
loss of appetite think of China. 

In a paradoxical condition, loss of ap- 
petite with hunger, study Bar. c. and 
Dulc. 

If the appetite is wanting during 
menses, give Ign. if symptoms agree. 

When the appetite sharpens or returns 
after eating a mouthful or two of food, 
study Calc. c, Chin, and Sab ad. 

When there is a loss of appetite with 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 21 

thirst, you will at once think of Calc, 
Kali n. and Spig. Your great strong- 
hold, however, lies in Sulph. 

Apprehension. 

A feeling of apprehension, fear, or 
sense of uneasiness in the stomach calls 
for Mez. You will sometimes find such 
conditions also under Lye. and Phos. 

Aversions. 

By aversions we do not mean things 
which one dislikes only, but things 
which disagree. 

Aversion to acids or sour things in 
general can be corrected by Bell., Cocc, 
Ferr., Sabad. or Sulph. 

To alcoholic stimulants should be en- 
couraged, but if you want a corrective 
you will find it in Hyosc. or Rhus tox. 

If it is aversion to malt liquors, China 
and Nux v. will lead. 

To bread is led by Chin, or Nat. m. 
Other remedies as Con., Cyel. } Kali e., 



22 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Lye., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Nux v., Phos., 
Puis, or Sulph. may be indicated. 

To brown bread, Lye. 

To broths need Am., Ars., Cham, or 
Graph. 

To butter need Chin, or Puis. You 
may sometimes need to study CycL,Mere. 
or Ptel. 

To coffee need Calc. or Nux v. which 
often correct the pernicious effects of 
coffee. You will also find Bell., Bry., 
Cham., Coff., Dulc, Lye., Mere., Nat. m., 
Phos., Spig. and Sul. ac. indicated. 

To drinks in general is led by Ferr., 
Hyose. and Nux v. 

. These three are closely followed by 
Apis, Bell., Canth., Lac. e., Lyssin., 
Nit. ac., Rhus and Stram. 

To drinking anything during a head- 
ache, Ferr. 

To eggs, Ferr. 

To the odor of cooking or food of any 
kind, Colch. 

To everything, wants nothing at all, 
Puis. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 23 

To fats and rich foods is corrected in 
most instances by Chin., Petr., Ptel. or 
Puis. Conditions may be such that you 
will need to study Ars., Bry., Card, an., 
Coleh., Cycl., Hep., Merc, Nat. m., Sep. 
and Sulph. You will readily see that 
the routine practice of prescribing Puis. 
for the above conditions is bad practice. 

To fish — here you have a fine leader in 
Graph. 

To salt, Phos. 

To food of any kind, in sickness or 
health, needs Ars., Cocc, Colch., Ferr., 
Ip., Lil. t. or Nux v., according to symp- 
toms. 

To cooked (boiled) food, Graph, or Sil. 

To hot food, Chin. 

To the smell of foods, Coc. c., Colch., 
Ip. or Podo. 

To warm food, Chin., Lye., Mere, e., 
Sil. or Verat. 

To garlic, Sabad. 

To gruel, Cale. 

To meat. This means a dislike for 



24 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

meats and its effects. Your leaders are 
Chin., Mur. ac., Nux v., Petr., Puis., 
Sep., Sil. and Sulph. These are closely 
followed by such remedies as Alum., 
Arn., Ars., Aur., Bry., Cad., Calc, 
Card, v., Cycl., Ferr., Graph., Ign., 
Kali bi. , Kali c. , Lye. , Mere. , Mez. , 
Nat. m., Nit. ac., Phos., Plat., Ptel., 
Rhus t., Sabad., Syph. and Zinc. 

To fat meat, Carb. v. 

To milk — here you will find a number 
of remedies of almost equal importance. 
We have Ant. t., Arn., Bry., Calc, 
Carb. v., Cina, Guaj., Ign., Nat. c, Phos., 
Puis., Sep., Sil. and Sulph. 

To boiled milk, Phos. 

To mother's milk. When a child de- 
velops a dislike for the mother's milk 
when this milk is normal, you will at 
once think of Sil., which is the leading 
corrective. Following this think of Cina. 

To onions, Sabad. 

To pork, Colch., Dros., Psor., Puis. 

To potatoes, Alumina. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 25 

To puddings, Phos., Ptel. 

To salt foods, your leaders are Cor. r. 
and Graph. 

The next provings you will find in 
Curb, v., Nat. m., Selen. and Sep. 

To solid food, Ferr. and Staph. 

To soup, Am., Graph, and Rhus t. 

To sweets is led by Graph. Follow- 
ing this we have Ars., Caust., Merc, 
Phos., Sin. n. and Sulph. according to 
totality of symptoms. 

To tea, Phos. 

To tobacco is common and should be 
cultivated, but Nux v. is the leading 
remedy to correct this aversion. If this 
dislike is to smoking tobacco or the odor 
of tobacco smoke, Ign. is the leader. For 
details see repertory. 

To veal, Zinc. 

To vegetables, Hell., Mag-c, Mag. m. 

To water in general, Hyosc, Nux v. 
and Stram. 

As second grade remedies you will find 
Apis, Bell., Bry., Calad., Canth., Lyssin., 
Nat. m., Phys. and Puis, helpful. 
3 



26 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

To cold water, Calad., Phel. and Stram. 

To cold water during thirst, Nux v. 

To wine, think first of Sabad. If 
symptoms do not agree, think of Ign., 
Merc, Rhus t., Sulph. ox Zinc. 

Ball. 

When there is a sensation of a ball in 
the stomach, particularly a burning ball, 
think of Bell. If this ball seems to rise 
up into the throat, Lack., Senec. 

Cancer. 

If treated in time we believe cancer of 
the stomach maybe cured. At all events 
its pains may be ameliorated. Your first 
study will be of Ars., Bism., Card. an., 
Con., Cund., Lye. and Phos. 

You may need to study also Acet. ae., 
Ars. i., Caps., Caib. ae., Carb. veg., 
Crot. h., Hydr., Kreos., Lack., Mere, e., 
Mez., Sep., Sil., Staph, and Sulph. Bach 
case must be taken upon its own indi- 
viduality; and having selected your 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 27 

remedy you must stick to it until the 
ends are obtained. 

Clothing. 

When the pressure or weight of the 
clothing causes discomfort (except corsets, 
belts, etc., usually worn ruinously tight), 
your leading remedies are Bov., Lack. 
and Lye. Bov. if there is much pain, 
and Lye. if there is great distension of 
the stomach soon after eating. You will 
also think of Bry., Calc, Crot. h., Graph., 
Hep., Kali bi., Petr. and Puis. Each one 
according to its peculiar indication, and 
in no sense alternate or combine these 
remedies. 

Coldness. 

This means a sensation of coldness in 
the stomach produced by disease. Your 
leaders are Camph., Caps, and China. 
These three cover a majority of the cases 
you will meet in practice; but it is well 
to bear in mind that Carb. an., Carb. v., 



28 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Castor., Co/ck.j Kreos., Lack., Lact. ac. y 
Nat. m. y PJtos., Sul. ac. and Tar ax. are 
also indicated. 

If this coldness is especially marked 
after drinking cold water, give Elaps. 

If any drink, unless containing some 
spirituous liquor, causes this coldness, 
give Sul. ac. 

If this condition comes on after eating, 
give Carb. an. or Cist. 

If it comes on after eating fruit, give 
Ars. 

If it is a painful coldness, as if ice were 
in stomach, give Colch. 

If the stomach feels icy, give Caps. 

Colic. 

In case of colic in the stomach with 
cramps in the chest, give Cupr. 

Constriction. 

A sensation of constriction, as if a 
string, band or belt were drawn across 
the stomach, calls loudly for Chel., 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 29 

Graph, or Guare. Should neither of 
these be indicated by the totality of 
symptoms, then study Alum., Arg. n., 
Ars., Cocc, Coloc, Ferr., Guaj., Kali bi., 
Lye, Mag. c, Mane, Mez., Nat. c. or Op. 

If this constriction is worse in the 
morning, Kali bi. 

If eating relieves it, Sep. 

If it is periodical, Arg. n. 

If it is of the pylorus, Phos. 

Contraction. 

This may be real or imaginary and 
your leaders are Ars. and Cupr. 

If accompanied with intense burning, a 
sense of weight and great anxiety, give 
Ars. 

If accompanied with pressure, a deathly 
feeling and cramps, give Cupr. 

If worse in the evening, Ars. 

If worse sitting or walking, Castor. 

Crawling. 

A sensation of crawling in the stomach 
is soon relieved by Ars., Bry. or Puis. 



30 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

If this sensation is accompanied with 
yawning, Lye. 

Desires. 

By this we mean a longing, craving 
appetite for this thing or that thing more 
than anything else. For alcoholic 
liquors, think of Ars., Asar., Caps., 
Crot. k., Lack., Nux v. and Sulpk. These 
are leaders and when not indicated think 
of Aur., Hep., Iod., Kreos., Lyc.,Mur. ac., 
Op., Pkos., Puis., Selen., Sep.,, Spig., 
Stapk. or Sul. ac. 

If the desire is for ale, give Sulpk. 

If for beer, give Aeon., Nux v. or 
Sulpk. When these are not indicated, 
study Bell., Bry., Caust., Coec., Coloe., 
Kali bi., Lack., Merc., Nat. c, Nat. m., 
Petr., Pkel., Puis., Rkus t., Sabad., Spig., 
Stront or Zinc. 

If for brandy, think first of Nux v. and 
Op., and then, if not indicated, think of 
Hep., Petr., Pkos., Selen., Sep., Spig., 
Stapk., Sul. ac. and Sulpk. 

If for whiskey, your leader is Lac. c. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 31 

Should this not be indicated by the total- 
ity of symptoms you will think of Am., 
Ars , Curb, an., Lack., Phos., Selen. or 
Spig. 

If for wine, think first of Phos. and 
Sulph., and when these do not meet the 
conditions, study Aeon., AEth., Bry., 
Calc, Cic, Hep., Lack., Mez., Sep. or 
Spig. 

If for claret, give Sulph. 

If for bitter drinks, give Nat. m. 

If for bread only, study Ars., Aur., 
Cina, Coloc., Ferr., Mag. c, Merc., 
Nat. m., Plb. and Stront. 

If for bread and butter only, your first 
thought will be of Merc., then after that, 
Ferr. and Mag. c. 

If for dry bread, Bar. m. 

If for chalk, Ahem., Calc., Nit. ac. 

If for charcoal, Cic. 

If for cheese, Cist. 

If for cloves, Alum., Chlor. 

If for coal, Alum, and Calc. 

If for coffee, think first of Aug., then 



32 . WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

of Alum., Ars., Aur., Bry., Caps., Carb. v., 
Chin., Con., Mez., Nux m. and Selen. 
If for cold drinks, your first thought is 
for Aeon., Ars., Bry., Cham., China, 
Cina, Eup. per,, Nat. s., Phos. and Verat. 

If none of these are indicated, study 
Alumn., Ang., Ant. t., Arg. n., BelL, 
Bov s , Calc., Caps., Caust., Cocc, Croc, 
Cupr., Cupr-ac, Dulc., Glon., Led., Lye., 
Mere., Mere-e., Olnd., Phos-ac., Plb., 
Rhus-t., Sabad. and Thuj. 

If for cold food your leader is Phos. and 
following this we have Ant-t., Mere-e., 
Puis., Sil., Thuja and Verat. 

If for cucumbers, AnUe. 

If for delicacies only think first of 
Chin, and Ip. When these do not cover 
the symptoms, study Aur % or Rhus. t. 

If the craving is for chalk, earth or 
lime, think first of Nit. ac., then of 
Nux v. 

Should the craving be for eggs, give 
Cale. e. 

If for farinaceous food, Nat. m. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 33 

If for fat foods, your first thought is of 
Nit. ac, then after that of Nux v. 

If for the fat of boiled or fried ham, 
give Mez. 

If for fish, give Nat. m. 

If for flour, the dry flour, give Calc. 

If for raw potatoes, give Calc. c This 
I have verified clinically, with one dose of 
the 10 m. potency. 

If for fruits only, think first of Verat. 
Remember, however, that Alum., Ant. t., 
Ign., Mag. c, Phos. ac. and Sul. ac. have 
a similar desire. 

If for herring, dried or spiced, think 
first of Nit. ac, then of Puis, and Verat. 

If for highly seasoned food, your first 
thought is for Chin., Phos. or Sulph; }^our 
second thought is for Hep., Lac. c, Sang. 
and Tarantula. 

If for ice, or iced drinks, Verat. comes 
first and Elaps second. 

If for ice cream, Phos. is first and Calc. 
second. 

If for indigestible things you will think 
of Alum, or Calc. 



34 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

If the desire is indistinct, wants some- 
thing and knows not what, think first of 
Bry., Ign. or Puis. Should these not be 
indicated, study Lack., Mag. m. or 
Therid. 

If for juicy things, think of Phos. ac. 
or Sabad. 

If for lemonade, Bell, is your first rem- 
edy, then think oijatr., Nit. ac. or Sabin. 

If for liquid foods only, Aug., Ferr., 
Merc, Staph, or Sulph. 

When a child wants many things, give 
Cina. 

If the desire is for meat only, think 
first of Sulph., and if this is not indicated, 
study Ferr., Kreos., Lil. t., Mag. c. and 
Meny. 

If for smoked meats only, Caust. is 
first and Kreos. second. 

When the craving is for milk, your 
leader is Rhus t., but you will find it 
necessary to study Apis, Ars., Aur., Bry., 
Calc, Chel, Flaps, Merc, Nat. m., 
Nux v., Phos. ac, Sabad., SiL, Sir out. 
and Staph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 35 

If the desire is for very cold milk, 
think of Phos. and Rhus t. 

If for warm milk, give Bry. 

When the craving is for mustard, study 
Coce. 

When the craving is for raw onions, 
study All. c. 

When the craving is for oysters, study 
Bry., Calc, Lack., Lye, Nat. m. and 
Rhus t. 

When the craving is for pastry, study 
Calc. 

When the craving is for pepper, study 
Lac. c. 

When the craving is for pickles, study 
Ant. c, Lach. and Sulph. 

When the craving is for pungent things, 
Hep. and Sang. 

When the craving is for raw food, give 
Sulph. 

When the craving is for refreshing 
things you again find Phos. ac. first. 
Study also Ars., Caust., Cocc, Fl. ac, 
Phos., Puis., Valer. and Verat. 



36 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When the desire is for dry rice, give 
Alum. 

When the desire is for salt, then think 
first of Card, v., Nat. m., Phos. and Verat. 
Study also Con., Lyssin., Mane, and 
Same. 

When for salt things, our leaders are 
Arg. n., Phos. and Verat. 

Following closely on the heels of this 
trinity of remedies we have Aloe, Cale. } 
Card, v., Caust., Con., Cor. r., Lyssin., 
Nat. m. and Nit. ae. 

If the desire is for sand, give Tarent. 

If the desire is for sardines, give Cyel. 
or Verat. 

If the desire is for sour things, acids, 
etc., you will first call to mind Cor. r., 
Hep. and Verat. But these do not cover 
all cases, for you will find the following 
effective, viz.: Ant. c., Ant. /., Apis, Am., 
Bor., Brom., Bry., Calc., Carb. v., Cham., 
Con., Ferr., Ferr. m.,Ign., Kali e., Lach., 
Mag. c., Nat. m., Phos., Podo., Puis., 
Sabad., Sabin., Secale, Sep., SquiL, 
Stram. and Sulph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 37 

If the desire is for starch, give Alum. 

If the desire is for strong things, give 
either Bry., Cale., C ale. ph., Cycl., Hep. 
or Mane. 

If this desire for strange things comes 
on during pregnancy, think first of 
Lyssin. When this does not cover the 
symptoms, study Chel. or Mag. c. 

When the craving is for sweets you 
have four leaders in Arg. n., Chin., Lye. 
and Sulph., each with its special modality. 
You will find also that Am. e., Bry., 
Cale., Card, v., Ip., Kali c., Mag. m., 
Nat. c., Plb., Rheum, Rhus t., Sabad., 
Secale and Sep. are needed. 

If for sugar or candy only, give Arg. n. 

If for tobacco, give Tobaeeo. (This is 
doubtless one of our best remedies for the 
pernicious influence of tobacco.) 

A craving for tonics needs Cocc., 
Phos. ac., Puis., Rhus t. or Valer. 

A craving for vegetables only, needs 
Alum., Mag. c. or Mag. m. 

A craving for vinegar, needs Hep., pos- 
sibly Sep. 



38 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

A craving for warm drinks is led by 
Bry. or Lac. c. Study also Ars., Hyper. 
or Sabad. 

A craving for warm drinks during a 
chill, give Cedron. 

A craving for warm drinks during fever, 
give Case, or Lup. per. 

A craving for warm food wants Ferr. or 
Lye. 

(It is imperative to know carefully the 
leading remedies in Aversions and De- 
sires, and a careful study of the foregoing 
will aid in learning these things. Much 
depends on knowing these things and 
what they mean.) 

Disordered. 

For a disordered! stomach in general we 
have excellent remedies, which, given in 
the proper potency, are most effective. 
Our leaders are Ant. c, Arg. n., Ars. } 
Asa/., Bry., Carb. v. , Chin., Kali bi., 
Lye, Merc, Nat. m., Nat. s., Nux v., 
Puis, and Ve?at.; and each one of these 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 39 

has its special sphere. Those less fre- 
quently indicated are Caps., Cham.^Chin., 
Coff., Hep ,Ip., Kalic, Lob.,Mez.,Nat. c. } 
Phos., Sars. and Sep. 

Marked Particulars. 

Ant. c. Has disorder caused by over- 
eating, sour foods or drinks, hot weather, 
and bathing in cold fresh water. Tongue 
coated very white. 

Arg. n. Has great distension of the 
stomach, with loud, explosive eructations 
of gas. 

Ars. Has painful pressure in region 
of stomach, with intense burning, amelio- 
rated by drinking sweet milk. 

Asaf. Has eructations smelling like 
garlic with flatus passing upward and 
none downward. 

Bry. Has frequent eructations after 
eating, with regurgitation of ingesta, all 
of which is aggravated on any motion. 

Caps. Has a sensation of icy-coldness 
of the stomach, followed by sensation of 
trembling and burning. 



40 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Card. v. Has a heavy feeling in 
stomach and sensation as if the stomach 
were hanging down. 

Cham. Has painfnl pressure in 
stomach with a feeling as if he could not 
endure pressure. 

Chin. s. Has malaise, drowsiness, 
hypochondriac mood, fulness, distension 
with constant desire to lie down after 
every meal. 

Coff. Has disorder from hurried eat- 
ing and drinking. Bad effects from wine, 
liquors and coffee. 

Hep. Has vomiting of acids, bilious 
or slimy substances with bitter taste of 
food and drink. 

Ip. Has constant nausea not relieved 
by vomiting. 

Kali bi. Has sharp, burning pains 
which alternate with pain in the limbs. 

Kali c. Has pain radiating to chest, 
back and extremities. Large lump deep 
in scrobiculum. 

Lob. Has a feeling of weakness in the 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 41 

stomach, extending through the whole 
chest and downward as far as the 
umbilicus. 

Lye. Has sensation of great fulness 
immediately after eating but little. 

Merc. Has aversion to solid and warm 
foods ; desires refreshing things, with 
pressure in the epigastrium. 

Mez. Has a burning soreness, as if 
the food lay in stomach undigested. 

Nat. c. Has constant qualmishness 
with hypochondriac mood after eating, or 
small errors in diet. 

Nat. m. Has sensation of clawing in 
pit of stomach and is better from tighten- 
ing the clothes. 

Nat. s. Has a burning sensation in 
the stomach as if it would be perforated. 

Nux v. Has pain two or three hours 
after eating and is worse from highly 
seasoned foods and sedentary employ- 
ment. 

Phos. Has great desire for cold foods 
and drinks which are regurgitated as 
4 



42 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

soon as they become warm in the 
stomach. 

Puis. Has disorder from eating rich 
or highly seasoned foods, thirstless, with 
nausea and desire to vomit. 

Sars. Has burning in the stomach 
from eating bread ; with nausea from 
thinking of food. 

Sep. Has a stone-like pressure in the 
stomach with pain after eating the sim- 
plest kind of food. 

Verat. Has anguish, great weakness 
and sudden sinking of strength in the 
stomach. 

If the disorder is caused by the use of 
acids you will think of Ant. c, Caust. or 
Sep. 

If after beer, give Sulph., if symptoms 
agree. 

If after bread, give Lye, if symptoms 
agree. 

When coition produces disorder, think 
of Dig., but do not give it on retiring. 

When caused by cold foods, think of 
Ant. c. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 43 

If caused by rich or fat foods, think of 
Puis, and Sep. 

If the disorder is associated with head- 
ache your first study will be of Ant. c, 
Ip., Nux v., Puis, and Sang. 

Now and then you will find a headache 
caused by or associated with disorders, 
and where Lye, Iris, or Kali bi. will be 
necessary. 

If the headache is caused by drinking 
milk, give Sep. 

Distention. 

Remember that in this ailment many 
remedies are indicated, each one having 
a particular form not found in another rem- 
edy. These particulars must be learned. 
Your leaders are — Arg. n., Calc, Card, v., 
Cic, Kali. c. and Lye. There follow 
others, often of great importance, as 
Asa/. } Bell., Bor., B?y., Cale. a., Cham., 
Chin, s., Cocc, Colch., Croc., Dig., Dulc., 
Gels., Graph., Hell., Hep., Ign., Lach., 
Mane., Merc, c, Nat. m., Nat.s., Nux m., 



44 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Nux v.y Phos., Prun., Puls. y Stram. and 
Sulph. 

If the distention is aggravated in the 
morning, think of Phos. 

If the distention is aggravated in the 
evening, think of Kali bi. 

If the distention is aggravated from 
anger or contradiction, Nux. m. 

If the distension is aggravated from 
eating, you again have strong leaders in 
Card, v. y Colch., Chin, and Lye. But these 
are not the only remedies indicated for 
distention after eating, for we find Ambr., 
Apoc. y Ber.j Bry., Calc, Grat., Hep. } 
Lack. , Nux m., Nux v., Pkos. y Sanic. and 
Stann. also of frequent indication. 

If eructations relieve the distention, 
think of Arg. n. and Carb. v. 

If the distention is aggravated from 
drinking milk, think of Con. 

Emptiness. 

By this we mean a sensation of gone- 
ness, weak, falling or hungry feeling in 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 45 

the stomach, as a diseased condition. 
Here are yotir leading remedies, all of 
which have a particular form of " empti- 
ness n not found in any other remedy, 
viz.: Ant. c. f Dig., Ign., Merc, Phos., 
Podo., Sep., Sulph., Tobac. and Zinc. 

NOTICE. 

Ant. c. Has this condition associated 
with hot weather, eating sour things or 
bathing in cold water. 

Dig. Has a death-like, sinking sensa- 
tion in the stomach, as if he were dying. 

Ign. Has a sinking sensation in the 
pit of the stomach, associated with a very 
flat taste or sighing. 

Merc. Has a weak feeling in the 
stomach, with a sensation of repletion or 
constriction. 

Phos. Has a goneness in the region of 
the stomach usually associated with heart- 
burn or scratching in the throat. 

Podo. The stomach feels hollow, head 
full. 



46 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Sep. Has painfull sensation of empti- 
ness, which food does not relieve. 

Sulph. Has sensation of emptiness 
about one hour before the usual time of 
eating. 

Tabac. Do you remember the sensa- 
tions in the stomach after your first 
cigar ? So weak you cold scarcely say a 
word. 

Zinc. Has a sensation like a worm 
creeping up from the pit of stomach into 
the throat, causing coughing. 

You will also find Aesc, Agar., AIL c. } 
Ambr., Aran., Arg. n., Ars., Asa/., Bar. c, 
Brom., Bufo., Calc, Calc. p., Camph., 
Caps., Carb. an., Carl., Caust., Chin., 
Cina., Calc, Coloc, Croc, Crot. h., Crot. t., 
Elaps., Gamb., Gels., Glon., Hydr., Hydr. 
ac , Kali c, Kali chl., Lac. c, Lack., Lob.) 
Mag. c, Mur. ac, Nat. c, Nat. m., Nat. s., 
Nux v., Olnd., Op., Petr., Puis., Rhus. t. 
and Stann. frequently indicated. 

If the empty sensation is in the morn- 
ing, think of Aesc. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 47 

If the empty sensation is in the fore- 
noon, think of Nat. c. 

If the empty sensation is at n a. m. 
you naturally would think of Sulph., for 
this is one of its strong provings ; but 
Asa/., Phos. and Zinc, also have ati n A. 
M. aggravation. 

If this condition appears about 2 p. m., 
think of Grat. 

If this condition occurs soon after eat- 
ing, think of Sep. 

If this condition is accompanied with 
aversion to food, you will think of Bar. c., 
Chin., Grat., Hell., Nux v., Rhus. t. and 
Sulph. 

If it occurs during a chill, think of Ars. 

If it occurs during the climacteric 
period, think of Crot. h., Lach., Tabac. 

If it occurs about an hour before dinner, 
Sulph. 

If this emptiness is not relieved by eat- 
ing, your attention is at once directed to 
Cina and Phos. If the symptoms do not 
agree, study Carb. an., Lye., or Ahtx m. 



48 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

If it occurs immediately or soon after 
eating, you turn again to Cina and 
Verat. Failing in these study Dig., 
Grat., Laur. or Lye. 

Here we have a paradoxical condition, 
for when the emptiness is aggravated by 
eating, study Lye. 

If it comes on during a headache, ha- 
bitually, you will at once think of Sep. 
If the symptoms do not agree, study Phos. 
and Sang. 

If it comes on before the menses, think 
of Lgn. 

If this emptiness comes on during 
nausea, your leader is Phos. Next in rank 
we find Hell., Ign., Sep. and Sil. Lgn. is 
especially indicated if there is marked 
sighing at such times. 

If the emptiness is aggravated by talk- 
ing, give Rumex. 

If the emptiness is accompanied by 
throbbing in the stomach, you will think 
of Asaf. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 49 

Epileptic Aura. 

This means that certain disorders of 
the stomach precede an epileptic spasm. 
Two remedies lead in this condition, vis. : 
Cic. and Nux v. 

In Cicuta we find a sudden shock, deep 
in the pit of the stomach, preceding an 
epileptic attack 

In Nux v. we have an attack of indi- 
gestion preceding an attack. Calc. c. and 
Silic. are indicated when the symptoms 
agree. 

Eructations. 

In this condition we have many rem- 
edies, but here we shall notice only those 
which have first class provings. They 
are Aeon., Amb., Arg. n., Arn , Asa/., 
Asar., Bell., Bry., Carb. v., Chin., Cocc, 
Con., Guaj., Kali c, Lye, Mag. c, Merc, 
Nat. c, Nat. m., Nux v., Phos., Psor., 
Puis., Rhus t., Sep., Sulph. and Verat* 

Observe these particulars : 



50 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Eructations in day time only calls 
loudly for Lod. 

Eructations in the morning calls loudly 
for Petr. 

Eructations before breakfast calls for 
Bov. and Ran. s. 

Eructations while fasting calls for 
Plat. 

Eructations in the afternoon calls for 
Carb v., Caust. Cic., Lye and Nat. e. 

Eructations in the evening points 
strongly to Puis., but forget not Alum., 
Armb. and Caust. 

Eructations at night also points to 
Puis., but here we may have Carb. v., 
Crot. h., Kali c, Merc, or Nux v. 

Eructations which seem to aggravate 
the stomach must have Cham, or Chin. 

Eructations which ameliorate the 
stomach need Ant. e., Arg. n., Carb. v., 
Graph., Ign , Kali c., Lye. and Sang. 

Euctations (unusual) after beer, think 
of Ferr. 

Eructations after eating butter, think 
of Carb. v. and Puis. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 51 

Eructations after eating cabbage, think 
of Mag. c. 

Eructations with chilliness, think of 
Sul. 

Eructations after drinking coffee, think 
of Caust. and Puis. 

Eructations with coldness (of baby), 
think of Gamb, 

Eructations constant, think of Con. 

Eructations after coughing, think of 
Amb., Am., Sang. 

Eructations with, or during coughing, 
is lead by Ambr. You will also study 
Aug., Cimex. and Lack. 

Eructations difficult, calls, as first 
study, for Arg. n.\ if symptoms do not 
agree, think of Con., Graph, and Nttx v. 

Eructations after dinner, more than 
any other meal, Sulph. 

Eructations after drinking, Carb. v., 
Kali c. and Sep. 

Eructations in drunkards, Rane. b. and 
Sul. ac. 

Eructations while eating, Sars. 



52 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Eructations after eating finds many 
remedies, of which Arg. n., Card, v., Ferr., 
Nat. m., Puis, and Sulph. take the lead. 
But these remedies do not cover every 
case, and we have often to study A esc., 
Bry., Camph., Caust., Chin., Hep., Kali c, 
Kreos., Lack., Lye, Nat. e, Nat. s., NiU 
ac, Nux m., Nux v., Ox. ae, Phos., Podo.j 
Ran. s., Sars., Sep., Sil., Spig., Stann. and 
Verut. 

Eructations causing faintness, needs 
Arg. n. 

Eructations while fasting, calls for 
Nit-ac. or Nux v. 

Eructations after fats is led by those 
precious remedies, Puis, and Sep. Ferr. 
may sometimes be indicated. 

Eructations with headache makes one 
think of Mag. m. and Calc. c. 

Eructations which are ineffectual or in- 
complete, in other words, not relieved by 
them, need as correctives one of the fol- 
lowing : Arg. n., Ars., Bell., Carls., Caust., 
Chin., Cocc, Lach., Lye, Mane, Nat. m., 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 53 

Phos., Phyt. and Puis. Of these China 
takes the lead. 

Eructations before the menses, Kali c, 
Nat. m., Nux m. and Puis. 

Eructations during the menses, Graph., 
Lach. and Nit. ac, of which Lach. is most 
frequently indicated. 

Erucations after drinking milk, Calc, 
Carb. v., Chin., Cupr., Mag. c, Nat. m., 
Sulph. and Zinc. 

Eructations during nausea, Calc, Caust., 
Cycl., Lye, Mag. m., Mag. s. } Nat. m. and 
Petr., of which Petr. takes the lead. 

Eructations that are painful, find their 
best friend in Cham., though Bry., Carb. 
an. and Par. are often indicated. 

Eructations caused by eating potatoes, 
call for Alumina. 

Eructations from pressing on the 
stomach, need Sulph. 

Eructations from pressing painful 
parts of stomach, Borax. 

Eructations from eating rich foods, 
find their greatest remedies in Carb. v. 



54 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

and Puis., but do not forget that Bry. and 
Sep. are frequently indicated. 

Eructations that are spasmodic, call for 
Pkos. 

Eructations during stool, lead one to 
think of Kali, c, Merc, or Puis. 

Eructations after stool, think of Ars., 
Cocc. 

Eructations which come after supper, 
need Carb. v. 

Eructations that are suppressed, i. e., 
incomplete, ineffectual in this that one 
tries and cannot eructate, need Calc. or 
Con. 

Eructations followed by pain in the 
stomach, need Con. 

Eructations, violent, forceful, Bism., 
Carb. v. and Coloc. 

Eructations while walking, Graph, and 
Mag. m. 

Eructations, acrid, Ambr., Apis, Calc, 
Cann. s., Carb. an., Caust., Dig., Fl. ac, 
Graph., Lac. ac, Lach., Lye, Merc, Nit. 
ac, Nuph., Nux v., Phyt., Rhus t., Sang., 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 55 

Sep. and Sul. ac., of which Lye. is the 
leader. 

Eructations, acrid, in the afternoon, 
Caust. 

Eructations, acrid, in the evening, 
Ambr. and Caust. 

Eructations, acrid, in drunkards, Sul. ac. 

Eructations, acrid, tasting like almonds, 
Caust. and Laur. 

Eructations, Bitter. Here we have a 
long list of remedies of which we find 
Aloe, Alum., Ambr., Am. c, Am. m., 
Apis, Am., Berb., Bry., Calc., Cann. s., 
Carb. v. , Carl. , *CheL , Chin . , Cocc. , Dios. , 
Ferr. m., Grat., Ign., Mere., Nux v., Podo., 
Puis., Phos. ae., Sars. and Sep. indicated. 
The greatest of these are Am., Chin., 
Nux v., Podo. and Puis. 

Eructations worse after breakfast, Sep. 

Eructations worse in the evening, Puis. 

Eructations worse after eating potato, 
Alum. 

Eructations at night, think of Puis. 
first, and then of Mere, or Nux v. 



56 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Eructations, when worse after eating, 
turn to Lye. first, if symptoms do not 
agree then study Bry., Chin., Nat. m., 
Nat. s., Sars., Sep. or Stann. 

Eructations with regurgitation of food, 
Lye. and Nat. s. 

Eructations while fasting, Nux v. 

Eructations during menses, Sep. 

Eructations from eating rich food, 
Ferr. m. 

Eructations containing blood, Sep. 

Eructations burning (heartburn), 
Caust., Iod. and Lye. 

Eructations tasting like spoiled eggs, 
Agar. j Am., Psor., Sep. and Sulph., of 
which Arnica is your leader. 

Eructations on rising, Am, and Mag. s., 
of which Am. leads. 

Eructations in the evening and at 
night, call for Mere., Nux v. and Puis. 
Here Puis, is your leader. 

Eructations after eating direct us to 
Bry., Chin., Lye., Nat. m., Nat. s., Sars., 
Sep. and Stann., and of these Lye. is 
strongest. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 57 

Eructations with ejections of food lead 
you to study Lye. and Nat. s. Here it is 
hard to differentiate. Lye., however, is 
the stronger. 

Eructations smelling like the food 
eaten, need Cham, and Podo. 

Eructations empty, tasteless, call for 
many remedies, but it is our purpose to 
give the most frequently indicated, which 
are Agar., Ant. c. } Arg. n., Am., Ars., 
Bism., Cann. s., Carb. v., Tod., Lp., Lye, 
Puis, and Sulph. 

Eructations empty, occurring in the 
morning, Plat., Sulph. 

Eructations empty, after fasting, Plat. 

Eructations empty, in the forenoon, 
Co fin. 

Eructations empty, before breakfast, 
Bov., Ran. s. 

Eructations empty, after a cough or 
during paroxysms of coughing, Sang. 

Eructations empty, after dinner, Sulph. 

Eructations empty, after eating, in gen- 
eral, Aeon., Camph., Nat. m., Ox. ac, 

5 



58 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Phos., Plat., Ran. s. } Sep., Sulph. and 
Verat., of which Sulph. and Verat. are 
leaders. 

Ernctations empty, during mental exer- 
tions, Hep. 

Eructations empty, during a headache, 
Calc. 

Eructations fluid, we have Calc, Lac. 
ac, Plat., Puis, and Sulph. Of these Puis. 
leads. 

Eructations fluid, in the forenoon, Carls. 

Eructations fluid, at 4 P. M., Lye. and 
Valer. 

Eructations fluid, after white bread, 
Crot. h. 

Eructations with regurgitations of food, 
calls for many remedies of which the fol- 
lowing are most frequently indicated, viz. : 
Arum, t., Bry., Calc., Camp., Carb. v., 
Caust., Chin., Ferr., Hep., Kali, bi., Lach., 
Lye, Mag. ph., Merc, Mez., Mur. ac, 
Nat. m., Nux v., Phos., Phos. ac, Podo., 
Puis., Rhus. t. and Sulph. Of these 
Chin., Ferr., Phos., Phos. ac. and Puis, are 
leaders. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 59 

Eructations with regurgitation of food 
at noon, Ferr. 

Eructations with regurgitations of food 
at night, P/ios. 

Eructations with regurgitation of food, 
tasting bitter, Lye. and Nat. c. 

Eructations with regurgitation of food 
after coughing, Raph. 

Eructations with regurgitation of food 
after eating, Ferr., Nat. m., Phos. 

Eructations with regurgitation of food 
immediately after eating, Mag. ph. and 
Phos. 

If the food is " gulped" up by the 
mouthful soon after eating — particularly 
when there is great craving for cold food 
and drinks — your leader is Phos. in the 
potency. You may need to study, in this 
connection, Dig., Ferr. and Hyosc. 

When the eructations are of sour food 
you will think along the line of Dig., 
Fen., Lye, Phos., Podo., Puis., Robina. 
and Sulph. 

When sour food is gulped up in small 



60 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

quantities, your greatest help lies in 
Mag. m. 

When eructations taste like the food 
eaten, you will quickly call to mind Ant. c, 
Bry. and Puis. 

N. B. — In Ant. c. the nausea is persist- 
ent, and the stomach easily deranged, 
especially by taking vinegar. In Bry. 
the food comes up in mouthfuls, when 
moving about, and ceases on lying down. 

In Puis, there is a slimy, bitter or fatty 
taste to the eructations. 

These three remedies do not not cover 
all cases where food eaten is tasted in the 
eructations. You will possibly need to 
study Apis j Calc, Carb. an., Caust., Con., 
Graph., Grat., Ip., Phos., Ran. s., Sil., 
Sulph. or Thuya. 

If the taste of food is intensified by 
drinking water, your remedy is Apis. 

When the eructations are foul, that is, 
have a sickening taste or odor, Am. and 
Asa/, are your leading generals. Arnica, 
if the eructations taste like rotten eggs, 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 61 

Asa/cetida, if the eructations taste or 
smell like old or rancid fat. You will 
often need to study and use An t. t. y Card. 
v., Cocc.,Dzg., Ferr., Fl. ac, Graph., Hep., 
Kali bi., Plb., Psor., Puis., Sep., Sul. ac. 
and Sulph. 

When this condition is worse in the 
morning, think of Nux v. 

If after rich food, Asa/., Caust. and 
Puis. 

If the odor is like feces or garlic, Asa/. 

If the eructations are frothy, Caust. or 
Lack. 

If the eructations are greasy, Mag. c. 
Sometimes Cycl. or Puis. 

If the eructations are hot, Hep., Lac. ac., 
Petr., Phos. or Podo. 

Should these hot eructations come on 
soon after eating, then think of Podo. or 
Sinnap. 

If the eructations are loud, noisy, com- 
posed of great quantities of gas, think of 
Arg.n. or Plat. 

Arg. n. if this condition comes on soon 



62 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

after eating, and Plat, when the stomach 
is empty. 

When there are eructations of mucus, 
study Am., Canst., Kali bi. or Lack. 

If they taste like musk, give Caust. 

If they are nauseous think first of Puis. 
If the symptoms do not agree, then study 
Carb. v., Graph, or Sep. 

When the eructations are putrid, think 
of Acet. ac, Am. or Bor. 

When the eructations are rancid, you 
again turn to Asa/, if the symptoms 
agree. Should this not cover the case 
turn to Calc, Carb. v., Croc, Graph., 
Psor. or Puis. 

When the eructations are salty think 
of Carb. an. or Kali c. 

When the eructations scratch the 
throat, i. e., are acrid, give Nat. m. 

When the eructations are severely sour, 
i. e., when there is acidity of the stomach 
so that the eructations taste of the acid, 
you have a number of strong leaders, viz. : 
Carb. v., Chin., Ign., Lith., Lye, Mag. c, 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 63 

Nat. £., Nat. s. } A T ux v., Phos., Rob., 
Rheum, and Sulph. 

As to the particulars, think of Nux v. 
or Sulph., when this condition is worse by 
day. 

Think of Puis, when worse in the 
morning. 

Think of A T at. c. when worse in the 
afternoon. 

Think of Alumina when worse in the 
evening in bed. 

Think of Mag. c. when worse after eat- 
ing cabbage. 

Think of Cycl. or Puis, when after 
drinking coffee. 

Think of Sulph. or Zinc, when worse 
after dinner. 

Think of Sulph. ac. when it occurs in 
drunkards. 

Think of Nat. m. when worse after 
eating. 

Think of Caust. when worse after 
farinaceous foods. 

Think of Nit. ac. or Rob. when worse 
after fat foods. 



64 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Think of Chin, when worse after fruit. 

Think of Lye. when the condition is in- 
termittent. 

Think of Kali c. when worse before 
menses. 

Think of Mag. e. when worse during 
menses. 

Think of Cale., Carb. v.. Chin., Lye., 
Mag. c. or Sulph. when worse after drink- 
ing milk. 

Think of Caust. when worse after eat- 
ing sugar. 

Think of Plb. when the eructations are 
sweetish. 

Think of Nat. m. when the sweetish 
eructations are worse before menses. 

Think of Zine. when they occur in 
pregnancy. 

Think of Lye. when the eructations are 
tasteless. 

This remedy does not cover all such 
cases of tasteless eructations, and you 
will often need to study Bry., Cale., 
Coleh., Croe., Dios. and Nat. m. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 65 

When the eructations are composed of 
water, turn at once to Coleh., Graph., 
Merc, or Plb. 

We now come to a very common, but 
sometimes very stubborn condition ac- 
companying eructations, known as u water- 
brash." For this notice the following 
general remedies, viz. : Bar. c. } Bry., 
Calc., Card, v., Lye, Mez., Nux v., Par., 
Puis., Sab ad., Sang., St I., Sulph., Staph., 
and Verat, 

N. B. — Bar. c. In a dwarfish or deli- 
cate person. 

Bry. In nervous, dry, slender people. 

Calc. In persons with large head and 
belly — flabby people. 

Carb. v. In irritable, peevish, " want 
to be fanned" people. 

Lye. In haughty, mistrustful people, 
worse in the afternoon. 

Mez. When the " mouth waters " con- 
stantly. 

Nux v. In irritable, sullen, dark-com- 
plexioned people. 



66 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Par. When there is a greasy cuticle 
on the urine. 

Petr. When there is a marked dislike 
to fats, cabbage, etc. 

Puis. " Very easily excited to tears. " 

Sabad. When eructations are worse 
getting cold. 

Sang. When the trouble is worse 
every seventh day. 

Sil. When there is much foot sweat 
with foetid odor. 

Staph. When the conditions are 
brought on by sexual excess. 

Sulph. In lean, scrofulous individuals. 

Verat. When there is cold sweat on 
the forehead, at every slight exercise of 
body. 

Notice a few particulars and we .shall 
close this subject. 

For water-brash at night, in bed, Carb. 
veg. 

For water brash during menses, Puis. 

For water brash after eating, Bry., 
Kali c, Sep n Szl. y Sulph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 67 

For water brash before menses, Nux m., 
Puis. 

For water brash after drinking milk, 
Calc, Cupr. 

For water brash dnring pregnancy, 
Lac. ac, Nat. m., Nux m. and Tabac. 

For water brash when riding in a car- 
riage, Nux m. 

For water brash after strong or spiced 
foods, Mag. c. 

For water brash with freqnent swallow- 
ing, Merc. 

Faintness. 

For that peculiar feeling in the stomach 
known as faintness, we have an excellent 
remedy in Tabac; except when the faint- 
ness is produced by pressing on the 
stomach, when Merc, is indicated. 

However, as individuals and conditions 
differ, it will be necessary to stud}^, in 
addition to the above, Ctmic, Crot. h t) 
Dig., G/on., Hydr., Nat. m., and Sulph. 

N. B. — Cimic. is indicated when the 



68 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

condition is caused by meeting a friend — 
rather strong, but true. 

Fermentation. 

Here we have two strong remedies in 
Caust. and Chin. Caust. when there is 
much burning, and Chin, in great disten- 
sion of the stomach. 

Fluttering. 

So many people complain of a flutter- 
ing sensation in the cardiac region, which 
they think is due to organic heart trouble, 
but which is really a functional disturb- 
ance of the stomach, and for this condi- 
tion Nux v. takes the lead. Cact. and 
Lye. are also indicated. 

Fullness. 

For that sensation of fullness in the 
stomach, you will be led to think first of 
Card, v., Lye., Nux m. and Sulph. Re- 
member, however, that Ant. c, Arg. n., 
Am., Bar. e., Bell., Bov., Bry., Cale., 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 69 

Cale. ph., Cast, eg., Caust., Chin., Coloe., 
Con., CyeL, Ferr., Fl. ae., Graph., Grat., 
Hell., Hydr., Ign., Kali c, Kreos., Lob., 
Mane, Merc, Mosch., Nat. m., Nat. s. y 
Nux v., Op., Phos., Prun., Puis., Rheum., 
Rhus t , Rob., Sabin. and Secale, all of 
which are indicated when the symptoms 
agree. 

If this sensation of fullness comes on 
in the afternoon daily, you will doubtless 
find your greatest help in Sulph. Should 
it come on in the evening after retiring, 
you have a potent force in Nat. s. If the 
pressure of the clothing aggravates this 
fullness, you will think of Gels.; if it is 
caused or aggravated by drinking, either 
cold or hot drink, you will study Mane. 

If this fullness comes after eating, your 
first thought will be of Lye. and Nux v., 
and in simple or uncomplicated cases 
either one of those may be indicated. 

N B. — A Lye. fullness comes on ivhile 
eating, and a Nux v. fullness, about one 
or two hours after eating. 



70 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

There are many cases not covered by 
either Lye. or Nux. v., and to cure them 
you will need to study Ars., Carb. v., 
Chin., Coleh., Cop., Ferr., Hydr., Kali e., 
Lac. ae., Nat. m., Nit. ae., Puis., Rhus t. } 
Sil., Spong. and Sulph., each of which has 
a special indication for it use. 

When one is afflicted with eructations 
after eating but little, no matter what 
kind of food, your great help lies in Lye. 
This is particularly true if such an in- 
dividual has pain, fullness (bloating) or 
nausea after eating oysters in any form. 
As in many other cases, so in this one, 
Lye. will not cure every one, and we some- 
times must study carefully the following: 
Carb. an., Chin., Dig., Ferr., Kali e., 
Mane., Nat. m., PuL and Sulph. 

Do not forget that, where the eructa- 
tions relieve whatever uncomfortable sen- 
sation there may be in the stomach, Carb. 
v. and Nux v. will be your first thought. 
If this sensation of fullness disappears 
during sleep, to reappear after waking, 
Phos. is your remedy. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 71 

Gagging. 

(Nausea, Attempt to Vomit. ) 

This means " sick at the stomach " with 
inability to vomit, or abortive attempts at 
vomiting. When it is the result of a dis- 
ordered stomach, or general systemic dis- 
turbance, you will find your greatest help 
in Carb. veg., Chin., Kali c, Lye. or Podo. 

But if it is worse in the morning, think 
of Coi'n. c. 

If it is worse at night, you will think 
of Arg. n. 

If it comes from, or accompanies cough- 
ing, you will turn to Lack, or Lyssin. 

When it comes on after eating, i. e., 
the usual meal, your remedies will be 
selected from Ambr., Kali c. or Lack. 

If it is caused by accumulation of 
mucus in the throat (fauces), study Carb. 
v. or Lye. 

Gout. 
A gouty stomach is a hard one to man- 



72 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

age, but study well Ant. c. or Nux m. and 
see if one of these two will not give relief, 
especially so if the trouble is rnetastatice. 

Gurgling. 

This refers to a gurgling sound in the 
stomach ; sometimes called rumbling. 
When with this gurgling you have more 
or less cramping pains in the stomach 
your prime remedy is Cupr. You will 
also find, in simple cases, such remedies 
as Am., Ars., Hydr. ac, or Lauro. very 
valuable. 

When this sound is caused by drinking 
water or milk, think at once of Cupr. or 
Hydr. ac. 

Hanging. 

This means a relaxed condition of the 
stomach, a sensation as if the stomach 
were hanging down, or was being lowered 
by some cause. In such sensations your 
very first thought will be of Ip. 

Should this not be indicated by the 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 73 

totality of symptoms, then turn to a study 
of Ca/c. y Calc. ph n Curb, veg., Lye, Staph. 
or Sul. ac. 

Hardness. 

This does not mean a hardness such as 
accompanies cancer or other growths in 
the stomach, but a temporary sensation 
of hardness. Our provings in such con- 
ditions are not very elaborate, but we 
have found that Baryta carb. and Baryta 
mur. are effective in removing such a 
condition when the symptoms agree. 
( See cancer}) 

Heartburn. 

How often do we find this amazing 
symptom? It is usually the result of 
errors in diet, or the excessive use of tea, 
coffee, tobacco or liquor. Whatever the 
cause may be, remove it first. Then turn 
to this fine selection of remedies, one of 
which will doubtless cure your case. 
Your leaders are: Calc. c. } Carb. v., Czc. } 
6 



74 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Con., Croc, Ferr. p., Lye, Mag. c, Nux 
v. and Puis. It is possible that your case 
may be of such a nature as to require 
some other remedy, and then you will 
find one of the following useful, viz. : 
Aesc, Ambr., Am. c, Apis, Ars., Berb., 
Bry., Canth., Caps., Carb. an., Caust., 
CheL, Chin., Chin, s., Fl. ac, Graph., 
Hep., Iod., Iris, Kali c, Lack., Lob., Nat. 
c, Nat. m., Nat. s., Phos., Podo., Rob., 
Sabad., Sabin., Sep., Sil., Sinnap., Sulph., 
Syph., Valer., Verat. v., Zinc. 

Now if this heartburn comes on before 
breakfast, Nux v. (in potency) is your 
remedy. It should be given the evening 
previous. 

If this trouble comes on in the evening, 
usually after the evening meal, think of 
Nat. m., Ox. ac, or Petr. 

When it comes on at night only, and 
not by day, you will give Merc If it is 
worse lying down, by day or by night, 
think of Rob.; and if during pregnancy, 
Merc viv. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 75 

When found in old drunkards, there is 
little to do while they persist in drinking, 
yet Nux v. in high potency will give 
some relief. This must be accompanied 
by total abstinence. 

If it comes after eating, you will study 
^Esc, Am. c. } Calc. c, Calc. ph., Chin., 
Graph., Iod., Nat. m., Nit. ac. and Nn x. v. 

Notice, please, that each remedy has its 
own peculiar form of heartburn, and one 
will not suffice for the other. Notice, 
also, these few particulars : 

If heartburn follows repeated eructa- 
tions, give Calc. c. 

If it comes from eating meat, especially 
beef-steak, you will think of Ferr. ph. 
When it comes on regularly before the 
menstrual epoch, think of Sulph. 

If drinking sweet milk produces it, you 
will give China. 

When the heartburn is accompanied 
by nausea — sick stomach — think of one 
of these three : Calc, Puis, or Sang. 

Heartburn during pregnancy is usually 



76 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

covered by Caps, or Merc. When it 
conies on habitually after supper, you 
will think of Alumina. When it is caused 
or made worse by walking in the open 
air, think of Ambr. Study your patients 
carefully before prescribing, and be sure 
the remedy you select is of proper potency 
and that it " covers the case." 

Heat. 

Here is a condition, expressed by a 
symptom, heat, which will sometimes 
puzzle you. Your leading remedies are 
Ars., Bry., Caust. and Nux vom. I say 
these are leaders, yet you will often find 
one of the following remedies needed, viz.: 
Aeon., Alumina, Anth. n., Apis, Arg. n., 
Camph., Canth., Cic, Hydr. ac, Lac. ac, 
Lac c, Lob. i., Nat. m., Nit. ac, Nux m., 
Phos., Phyto., Podo., Rob., Tereb. and 
Thuja. 

If the burning is worse after eating 
you will study Ferr. or Sep. 

If the burning radiates from the stom- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 77 

ach over the entire body your first thought 
is of Camphor. 

If the heat extends from the stomach 
to the head, think of Calc. c. 

If it extends upwards into the throat 
3^our first thought is of Ferr. or Valer.; 
and if the rising into the throat resembles 
a flame, " hot flame," study Mancinella. 

Heaviness. 

By this we mean a sensation of weight 
or oppression in the stomach. Here 
again many remedies are indicated, but 
we have four that lead, viz.: Chin., Lye, 
Nux v. and Sulph. In addition to these 
you will often be compelled to think 
of Ant. t. } Apis, Apoc, Am., Arg. m., 
Brom., Bry., Cact., Curb, an., Carb. veg., 
Carl., Crot. h., Cycl., Fl. ac, Gels., Hydr., 
Kali bi., Kali c, Lob. i., Mag. m., Nat. 
m., Nat. s., Op., Phos., Plat., Rob., Sang., 
Sil. and Tabac. 



78 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Notice : 

In China we have oppression, a sensa- 
tion of fullness with inability to pass the 
"gas" upwards or downwards. 

In Lye. we have a sensation of heavi- 
ness or fullness immediately after eating 
but a little. 

In Nux v. the sensation of heaviness 
or oppression comes on two or three hours 
after eating. 

In Sulftk. there is much flatus, " gas," 
in stomach and in the bowels, with a faint 
feeling from 30 minutes to an hour before 
each meal. 

If this heaviness is most marked in the 
morning on waking, you will give Card, 
an. or Pu/s. y according to the totality of 
symptoms. 

If it comes on soon after the noon-day 
meal, or at 4 o'clock P. M., Lye. is your 
remedy, unless other symptoms or condi- 
tions call for another remedy. 

Should this heaviness reveal itself more 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. i 9 

by night than at any other time, you will 
study carefully yZzsc. or Chin. Between 
these two remedies it is easy to differen- 
tiate. 

When this heaviness comes on after 
cold drinks, you will think of Ars. as the 
first remedy. If not severe!}' chronic, 
one dose of 30X in % glass clear pure 
water will cure it. 

If this heaviness comes after eating, 
you will find your strongest support in 
the four following leaders: Clrin., Kali 
bi., Lye. and Sulph. 

Chin, is characterized by a pressure or 
heaviness in the pit of the stomach, ex- 
tending upwards, with inability to eruc- 
tate. 

Kali bi. is characterized by the sensa- 
tion of a load in the stomach with actual • 
suspension of digestion. Food seems to 
remain as when eaten. 

Lye. is characterized by heaviness and 
fullness combined, impeding natural 
breathing. The feeling of hunger with 
easy satiety must not be forgotten. 



80 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Sulph. is characterized by a sensation 
of weight ; a downward pressure or heavi- 
ness, and is, therefore, just the opposite 
of China. 

Such remedies as Ant. t., Apis, Apoe.\ 
Am., Arg. m., Ars., Brom., Caet., Carb. 
an., Carb. v., Carls., Crot. h., Cyel., Fl. 
ac., Gels., Hydr., Kali bi., Kali e., Lob. i., 
Mag. m., Nat. m., Nat. s., Op., Phos., 
Plat., Rob., Sang., Sil. and Tabacum are 
often indicated, and each one has its own, 
its individual, peculiarity which it cures. 

Let us now turn to a few particulars of 
value. 

If this heaviness occurs in the morn- 
ing on waking, your remedies will be 
Carb. an. or Puis. 

If it occurs after eating or in the after- 
noon, in most cases you will give Lye. 

If it occurs at night and wakes one out 
of sleep, you will think of AEse. or Chin. 

If after cold drinks, give Ars., and par- 
ticularly if these cold drinks excite nau- 
sea or vomiting. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 81 

If this heaviness is most marked after 
eating, yon are again introduced to four 
leaders, Chin., Kali bi., Lye. or Sulph. 
Other remedies, such as Abies n., Am. c , 
Bry., Chin. s., Elaps, Hep., Hydr., Lod., 
Laeh., Nit. etc., Phos. and Rumex, are of- 
ten of most excellent service. 

Now if this heaviness occurs after eat- 
ing but little, Chin, and Lye. are the first 
to offer their services. 

If this heaviness is caused by an ex- 
cessive meat diet, or, indeed, caused by 
any quantity of meat, give Kali bi 

If it comes after a sleep, by day or by 
night, give Laeh. 

Hiccough. 

Here we meet a S3onptom that is often 
very distressing, and to make an accurate 
prescription is not an easy task. Our 
leading remedies are: Am. m., Ars., Cic., 
Cycl., Hyos., Ign., Lod., Lye., Mag. p., 
Merc., Nice., Nux m., Nux v., Seeale and 
Teuer. 



82 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Notice. 

Am. m. Has a hiccough, usually ac- 
companied with a bitter taste, and sharp, 
stitching pains in the chest. 

Ars. Has a hiccough in fevers, and 
the peculiarity is this — the hiccough im- 
mediately precedes the on-coming attack 
of fever — a prodrome. 

Cic. Has a violent, loud sounding hic- 
cough accompanied with crying — in per- 
sons subject to convulsions. 

CycL Has a violent hiccough, one that 
comes on while eating and continuing a 
long time after eating — a sort of hic- 
cough-like eructations. Especially when 
this occurs in pregnant women. 

Hyosc. Has a hiccough accompanying 
spasms, with loud rumbling in stomach 
and bowels. 

Ign. Has a hiccough caused by strong 
emotions, especially grief, and by smok- 
ing tobacco. It is especially useful in 
" touchy " children, who take every little 
correction " to heart." 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 83 

Iod. Has a hiccough in lean, swarthy, 
dried-up creatures, who are constantly 
eating and growing thin at it. 

Lye. Has a sour hiccough, and which, 
with nearly every eructation, he " gulps " 
up a watery, sour substance. 

Mag.phos. Has a spasmodic hiccough, 
day and night, with retching, " gulping " 
up the contents of the stomach with bile 
and slime, and all this with great pain 
and lamentation. 

Merc. The hiccough of Merc, has no 
special characteristic, except that it is ac- 
companied by an excessive flow of saliva. 

Nice. Has violent hiccough, but that 
which distinguishes it from other forms 
is, short paroxysms, about twenty min- 
utes apart, and which, if not cured, might 
possibly continue for a week. This hic- 
cough produces severe soreness in the pit 
of the stomach and hypochondria. 

Nux m. Has a severe hiccough that 
is attended by a sensation of great full- 
ness in the stomach and difficult respira- 
tions. 



84 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Nux v. Has a hiccough caused by ex- 
cessive eating, or the use of highly spiced 
foods, or foods that are too hot or too cold. 
The patient is prone to anger when hic- 
cough is severe, and this does not amelior- 
ate the trouble. 

Secale. The hiccough of Secale is a 
strange one, in this, that more or less 
nausea attends it, with emissions of coffee- 
ground substance or particles of blood 
from the stomach. 

Teuc. This remedy has but one, and 
that one a very strange characteristic, 
viz. : paroxysms of hiccough in persons 
afflicted with pin worms. . When the 
worms disappear the hiccough ceases. 

There are many other remedies indi- 
cated, but their provings are not so clearly 
marked as those already mentioned. A 
mastery of the above will aid any one in 
making a reasonably careful and effectual 
prescription in hiccough. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 85 

Indigestion. 

By this we mean faulty digestion or 
discomforts in the stomach caused by eat- 
ing or drinking certain kinds of food or 
drink, or by thermal changes not men- 
tioned elsewhere in this book. 

Our leading remedies are : Alumina, 
Bar. m., Calc, Card, v., Ip., Lye, Nux v., 
Puis, and Sulph. 

Wherein do these remedies differ in di- 
gestive disturbances, the one from the 
other ? 

Notice. 

Alumina. Has a constricting, or twist- 
ing, or drawing, or stitching pain in the 
stomach, extending up into the chest, ag- 
gravated by eating potato. 

Bar. mur. Has a pressive, cramping, 
heavy feeling in the stomach, which is 
very sensitive, and is always made worse 
by solid food, though he takes but little 
of it. 



86 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Calc. Has a peculiar hardness and 
swelling at the pit of the stomach, which 
is very sensitive ; cannot bear the pressure 
of his clothing, and has a strong craving 
for boiled eggs. A Calc. patient is a very 
poor assimilator and is in danger of ma- 
lignant growths in the stomach. 

Carb. veg. Has these peculiarities : 
sensitiveness in region of stomach, dis- 
tention, great fullness with a sensation of 
burning in the stomach. 

Ip. Has a sensation of relaxation, as 
if the stomach hung down relaxed, and 
with this there is an indescribable nausea 
not relieved by vomiting. 

Lye. Very much like Carb. v., has 
great sensitiveness in the region of the 
stomach, with this modality, that all the 
stomach symptoms are worse after eat- 
ing, and worse in the latter part of the 
afternoon. 

Nux v. Has a stomach that has been 
disordered by high living, overeating, 
drinking too much coffee or liquor; or 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 87 

disturbances caused by indulging a fitful 
temper ; and all these things producing 
a cramping, burning, clawing sensation 
in the stomach. 

Puis. Has indigestion from eating 
sweets or fats which cause the stomach 
to become sour. 

Sulph. The Sulphur stomach is a ver- 
itable crank ; for about one hour before 
his usual meal time, he complains of a 
weak, empty, all gone feeling that makes 
him feel like fainting, and when he has 
appeased these conditions by a reasonably 
hearty meal then he complains of a full- 
ness, heaviness and sense of weight in 
the stomach. He is a hard case to please. 

I will ask you to observe these few par- 
ticulars under this subject: 

Indigestion produced by drinking bad 
water, needs All. s. 

Indigestion caused by coffee, needs 
Cham, or Nux vom., and the practice of 
total abstinence in coffee drinking. Don't 
take the medicine with the hope of in- 



88 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

dulging your appetite for coffee, you'll 
get fooled. 

Indigestion caused by eating cold food 
needs Ant. c. to correct the error. 

Indigestion caused by eating farina- 
ceous — breakfast — foods needs a dose of 
Sulph. 

When caused by eating fish, take a 
dose of China, but stay away from China. 

When caused by eating fruit, take 
China. 

If it results from drinking milk, you 
will choose between sEth., Ant. c, China 
and Iris. 

If caused by eating pork, give Cycl. 

If by potatoes, give Alumina. 

These few points will aid you over the 
worst part of the road. 

Induration. 

This means a hardening of the walls of 
the stomach. In all such conditions your 
first thought is of Ars. Should this rem- 
edy not cover the totality of the symp- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 89 

toms you will be led to study such reme- 
dies as Acet. ac n Kreos., Lye, Mez., Nux 
v. and others. 

Inflammation. 

In this symptom — rather this afflic- 
tion — whether acute or chronic, we have 
some very excellent remedies. Our lead- 
ers are: Ant. t., Ars., Bell., Bry., Lye. 
and Nux vom. But when shall I give 
the one and not the other ? 

Notice. 

Ant. t. Has great nausea, severe 
straining at vomiting, with great anxiety, 
trembling of hands, and tendency to 
cramps in the legs during such vomiting 
spells. 

Ars. Has that restlessness, anxiety, 
fear, burning pain in the stomach, thirst 
for small quantities of water, with ejection 
of the same as soon as it reaches or gets 
warm in the stomach. 

Bell. Has violent throbbing in the 

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90 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

stomach, aggravation from light or noise. 
Particularly inflammations resulting from 
exposure to cold winds. 

Bry. Has aggravation of every symp- 
tom from motion or pressure, and thirst 
for large quantities of water at lengthened 
intervals .and seldom much vomiting. 

Lye. Carries with itself its unmistak- 
able modality of aggravation from eating, 
and worse in the latter part of the after- 
noon. 

Nux v. Has an inflammation caused 
in great part by errors in diet or indul- 
gence in too highly seasoned foods and 
drinks. 

It is important that the modalities of 
the different remedies be carefully mas- 
tered if we would be careful prescribers. 

This list does not cover all the reme- 
dies indicated in inflammation of the 
stomach, for you may need to study 
yjEtk., Ant. e., Apis, Arg. n., Bary. m., 
Bism., Camph., Canth., Coce., Dig., Ip., 
Plb., Sang., Secale, Tereb., Verat. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 91 

Remember that each remedy has its 
own particular "similar" in disease, and 
is curative of its own similars, and none 
other. 

If this inflammation results from tak- 
ing cold, Coloc. 

If it results from eating or drinking 
cold things, Aeon. 

When it results from being overheated, 
think of Aeon, or Kali c. 

Laxity. 

By this we mean a sensation in the 
stomach as if it needed a support.^ It 
wants to hang down, is flabby, feels wilted 
and tired. No matter what the pathol- 
ogy } your first thought is of Ign. Should 
this not cover all, or the major part of the 
symptoms, turn to Ip., Tabac. or Sitlph. 
If you have interpreted carefully the 
symptoms, you will find one of these cur- 
ative in most eases. 



92 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Lime. 

When you find a person suffering from 
a sensation or pain in the stomach as if 
lime were being burned there, give Caust. 
It is the only remedy that has this symp- 
tom in a marked degree. 

Loathing. 

This does not mean a nausea, but a 
simple dislike for food in general or cer- 
tain foods in particular. 

Here you , are led by such remedies as 
Ant. c, Ars n Cocc, Colch., Kali c. and 
Sep. Let us not tarry at the special indi- 
cation for each remedy; this you can 
study out when you have more time. 
Following the above, you may need to 
use, at times, Ant. t., Arg. n., Am., Bell., 
Bry., Canth., China, Dulc, Ferr., Gamb., 
Grat., Ip., Mag. c., Nux v., Olean., Phos., 
Plat., Prun., Puis., Sabad., Secale, SiL 
and Sulph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 93 



Lump. 

This is sometimes expressed as a 
"stone" or weight, or heaviness, and your 
leader for this symptom is Same. 

Remember, however, that it is not a 
cure all for this sensation, for Agar., Bry., 
Graph., Hep., Kali bi., Kali c, Lob., Nux 
m,, Nux v. and Rhus t. may be indicated 
according to the totality of the symptoms 
present. 

If this sensation occurs after midnight, 
think of Arg. n. 

If it is caused by lying on the back, 
you will think of Sulph. 

Nausea. 

In common language we call this sen- 
sation, or symptom, " sickness at the 
stomach," "I feel like vomiting" sort of 
a sensation, and yet this does not neces- 
sarily imply vomiting. The leading rem- 
edies in nausea are: Ant. c., Ant. t., Arg. 
n., Ars., Bell., Cham., Cocc, Dig., Dulc, 



94 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Hell., Hep., Ip., Iris, Nat. m., Nux v., 
Petr., Puis., Rhus tox., Sang., Sep., Sil., 
Sulph., Tabac, Valer., Verat. and Zinc. 

Morning (Aggravation). — S uppose 
there is nausea in the morning only, or 
suppose it is worse in the morning, your 
leading remedies are Nux v., Puis, and 
Sep. Possibly neither of these covers the 
case, then turn to one of the following : 
Anac., Am., Bov., Cad., Calc. c., Carb. 
veg., Cham., Cic, Cur., Dig., Graph., 
Kalm., Lac d., Mez., Nat. m., Petr., Psor., 
Sil., Sulph. 

Let us study this matter a little more 
carefully. 

If the nausea occurs early on waking, 
while still in bed, Nux v. 

If it comes on during the menses, you 
will again study Nux v.; but in this 
symptom we have a close second in Graph. 
and Mag. c. 

If it comes on while cleansing the teeth, 
washing the mouth or gargling thet hroat, 
think of Sep. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 95 

If you find an individual who becomes 
nauseated on perspiring, give Nux vom. 

If the nausea conies on on rising or 
moving about early in the morning, you 
will find Lac d., Nux v. or Sep. ready to 
run to your aid. 

If this nausea comes when walking 
about, and subsides on sitting down, give 
Sep. 

Now suppose the patient gets along 
nicely until in the afternoon before the 
nausea appears, you will be directed to 
the study of Cocc, and particularly so if 
this nausea is intensified after drinking 
water. 

There are three other remedies that 
have nausea in the afternoon, and they 
axeJPhos.y Ran. b. and Sil. 

Suppose this nausea does not appear 
until late in the evening, sometime after 
supper, then you will study Ca/c. } Hep., 
Pall, and Puis. 

Is it not strange that some persons can 
drink water during the day without nau- 



96 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

sea, but when they drink it before retir- 
ing they feel like vomiting ? Yet such is 
the case. Nat. m. and Nux v. will cor- 
rect the trouble. 

When you find a person who is nau- 
seated during stool, and at no other time, 
give him a dose of Sulph. 

Nausea at night, that is, after one has 
retired, will lead you to study Carb. an., 
Dulc. or Merc. Look well to your cause. 

Nausea before a chill, calls for Eup. 
per. 

Nausea after drinking cold water, for 
which the patient has a great thirst, needs 
Phos. 

Nausea during the menstrual epoch 
needs Puis. 

Nausea accompanied with cramping or 
pressing pains in the abdomen, needs 
Nux v. 

Nausea that comes on in a warm or 
poorly ventilated room, and is relieved by 
going into the open air, needs Tabac. 

Nausea appearing during apyrexia of 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 97 

fever, needs, if not otherwise controlled, 
Ant. c. y Chin. s. or Puis. 

We have spoken of morning nausea — 
not due to pregnancy — on rising. Just 
this word more ; if the nausea does not 
appear until the individual is up and 
dressed, and always before breakfast, 
give Sep. If the nausea comes on after 
breakfast, you will think of Cham, or 
Sars., except in jaundiced conditions with 
a clay-colored stool, in which case you 
will give Dig. 

If nausea at any time is caused by the 
smell of food, particularly the odor or 
even thought of food being cooked, give 
Colch. 

Here and there you will find a case 
that complains of nausea in the chest, and 
then your first thought is of Rhus t. 

Then, again, you will find people who 
complain of nausea from getting cold or 
chilled, and . then you will think of 
Camph., Eup. per., Kali bi., Kreos., Lach. 
or Puis. 



98 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Should the nausea precede a chill, say, 
in intermittent fever, you have your great 
aids in Ars., Carb. v. and Ip. 

If the nausea, however, conies on dur- 
ing the chill, think at once of Eup. per. 
If this remedy does not cover the totality 
of symptoms, or fit your case, turn to 
Chant., Cocc., Ip., Lye. or Nat. m. 

When the nausea follows the chill, you 
will think of Elat., Eup. per., Ip. or 
Kali c. 

If the nausea continues from one chill 
to another, you had better study Chin. s. 

You see from the above that a nausea 
before, during, or after a chill, or a nausea 
constantly accompanying a chill, has its 
greatest foe in Eup. per. 

When nausea comes on from closing 
the eyes, give either Laeh. or Ther. 

If nausea is produced by drinking cof- 
fee, think of one of the four following 
remedies: Calc. p., Caps., Caust. or Cham. 

Nausea on getting cold, especially in 
persons suffering from indigestion, think- 
first of Coec., then of Hepar. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 99 

Nausea after cold drinks is cured by 
Ars., Calc., Kali e., Lye. or Rhus tox. 
Care must be taken to differentiate be- 
tween the indications for the use of these 
remedies. 

If the nausea is relieved by cold drinks, 
you will think of Bism. or Phos. 

Constant nausea calls for Nux v., and 
yet, in many instances, you will be com- 
pelled to use Ant. e. } Ant. t., Dig., Lac c* 
or Lye. before you will get relief ; and 
this from the simple fact that Nux v. is 
not a " cure all." 

Nausea during a cough has for its 
leader our fair haired Puis., but because 
of her apparent easy disposition she will 
fail in many instances, and it is then that 
you will have to call on Calc, Cocc. c, 
Ign., Lp., Kali bi., Kali c, Merc, Nux v., 
Phos. ac.j Sep. or Verat. to help you out 
of your trouble. 

A very deathly nausea, such as you 
sometimes find in very severe cases, must 
have Crot. h., Ip. or Tabac. There are 



100 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

three others we would not fail to mention 
right here, and they are Cadm., Camph. 
and Dig. 

Nausea of drunkards is a hard proposi- 
tion, and your first thought will be of 
Kali bi.; you may sometimes find Ars. 
and Sul. ac. indicated in case Kali bi. 
does not cover the case. 

Nausea caused by excessive dryness of 
the larynx, and this dryness caused by 
excessive tobacco smoking, particularly 
cigarettes, is most quickly relieved by 
Cocc. 

Nausea before eating, this means nau- 
sea when the stomach is empty, calls for 
one of the following: Canst n Nat. s. } Phos. 
ac. or Sulph. 

Nausea caused while eating is most 
speedily relieved by Canst., Cic. or Puis. 

If, however, the nausea comes on after 
eating, you will first think of Cocc., Nux 
v., Puis, or Sep. 

N. B. — The nausea of Cocc. is described 
as " in the head," hence accompanied by 
vertigo. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 101 

The nausea of Nux v. is described as 
" qualmish." 

The nausea of Puis, is also a qualmish- 
ness, accompanied by chills on rising, or 
by particles of food rising up into the 
throat. 

The nausea of Sep. is described as a 
waterbrash. 

Now and then a person complains of 
nausea on eructating ; " sick at the stom- 
ach when I have to belch," and is relieved 
of nausea as soon as the eructation is 
over, and it is then you will think of 
Kali c. 

A nausea accompanied by a sensation 
of great weakness, a sensation as if about 
to faint, will lead you to think of Cocc. } 
Lack, or Nux vom. 

If nausea comes on during an attack of 
fever, study Nat. m. But notice, give 
nothing that will interfere with the indi- 
cated remedy. 

If your patient needs Nat. m. for the 
fever, it will also relieve the nausea dur- 



102 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

ing fever, and for this particular reason 
we call your attention to the following : 
Ars., Card, v., Cimex, Eup. per., Ip., 
Nux v. and Sang. Do not forget that 
the remedy indicated in the totality of 
the symptoms, in case of fever or other 
acute diseases, will also control the symp- 
toms of nausea. 

When nausea results from rich food, 
study Nit. ac, Puis, or Tar ax. 

Nausea during headache is sometimes 
a " corker," and a failure to relieve has 
often led to empiricism. Notice, we have 
strong remedies covering this symptom, 
and they are Ant. c. } Caust. } Cocc n Ip., 
Iris and Sang. When to give one or the 
other is the problem. Let us try a solu- 
tion : 

Ant. c. Has a nausea and headache 
caused by foods that do not agree, ex- 
cessive use of acids, becoming overheated 
or bathing in cold fresh water. 

Caust. Has a nausea with headache, 
caused by excessive use of acids, sour 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 103 

eructations, excessive burning in the 
stomach, with all conditions worse when 
the stomach is empty. 

Cocc. Has a nausea and headache on 
riding in cars, buggies or in a boat, or 
horseback. It is one of the great reme- 
dies in seasickness. 

Ip. Has a constant nausea and head- 
ache, not relieved by eructations or vom- 
iting. 

Iris. Has a severe nausea with vom- 
iting of acrid, corrosive substances, mak- 
ing the throat .sore, and accompanied with 
great heat in the head. 

Sang. Has a nausea with much burn- 
ing in the stomach, with a headache that 
is paroxysmal in nature. 

An intermittent nausea, or nausea in 
paroxysms, is cured most frequently by 
Ant. t. and Tabac. 

I say most frequently, for there are in- 
stances where Ant. c, Ctna } Bros, and 
Sep. are strongly indicated. 

Should the nausea recur regularly the 



104 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

evening before a paroxysm of fever, you 
will study Eup. per. 

A nausea brought on by bard work, or 
labor of any kind for that matter, is 
quickly relieved by Ip. 

A nausea produced by steady or con- 
stant use of the eyes, or by straining the 
eyes, needs Sars. or Ther. 

A nausea caused by the smell or eat- 
ing of cooked or prepared meats, can be 
remedied by Carb. an., Caust., or Colch. 

A nausea preceding each menstrual 
epoch, is remedied, in most cases, by Crot. 
h., Hyos., Ip., Lye, Nat. m., Nice, or Puis., 
according to the totality of symptoms. 

Should the nausea come on during the 
menses, then you will study such reme- 
dies as Borax, Bry., Calc, Caps., Colch., 
Graph., Hyos., Ip., Kali bi., Kali c, Lye, 
Nux v., Puis, or Vib. 

When nausea is produced by a sup- 
pression of menses, your leader is Puis., 
when no other remedy is indicated. 

A nausea resulting from intense or 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 105 

prolonged mental labor will lead you to 
think of Atir. met. or Lack. 

Should it result, however, from mental 
worry or trouble, you will think of Kali 
c, and when it follows emotions of any 
kind, give Kali iod. 

A nausea produced by the use of milk, 
points at once to Calc, with Puis, a close 
second. 

A nausea that is produced by motion of 
any kind, calls for one of two leading 
remedies, as a rule Cocc. and Kali c. 

The nausea of Cocc. is accompanied 
with vertigo, and is aggravated by riding 
in a carriage, street car, boat, etc. The 
nausea of Kali c. } however, results from 
strong emotions, great anxiety and is 
accompanied with a sensation of uneasi- 
ness in the stomach, or fainting. There 
are other remedies also indicated when 
Cocc. and Kali c. do not suit the condi- 
tions. On careful study we find such 
remedies as Am., Bry., Eup. per., Ip., 
Kali bi., Lac. ac, Op. and Tabac. 
8 



106 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When you find a case suffering from 
nausea caused by moving the eyes, then 
give Sep. 

A nausea that is said to be in the 
mouth more than in the stomach, calls 
for Mag. m. and Puis. 

A nausea produced by noise of any 
kind or aggravated by a noise of any 
kind, calls for Cocc. or Ther. 

When odors of any kind, pleasant or 
unpleasant, produce nausea, we think at 
once of Colch., Dig. or Sep. 

Notice. 

That the nausea resulting from the 
odor of a bad breath, broth, eggs, fish, 
food, or the cooking of food, etc., is nearly 
always cured by Colch. 

When a nausea is produced by an oper- 
ation on the abdomen — appendicitis, 
laparotomy, etc., then give Bism. in the 
potency. 

When the odor of oranges or highly 
scented flowers produce nausea, we think 
of Cic. v. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 107 

A periodical or recurrent nausea calls 
for Ip. or Sang. 

Remember that Ip. has this peculiar 
nausea, not relieved by vomiting, and that 
Sang, has a nausea accompanied by loud 
eructations of wind. 

A nausea that comes on during a warm 
perspiration is nearly always cured by a 
dose of Nux v. in the higher potencies. 
This remedy, however, is not suited to 
all cases alike, and we find ourselves 
often compelled to study Con., Ferr., 
Graph., Lob. and Merc. 

If this perspiration, however, is cold 
then we think of one of three great rem- 
edies, namely, Petr., Tabac, Verat. 

One of the great difficulties in a prac- 
titioner's work is controlling nausea dur- 
ing pregnancy. Here is where many 
grievous mistakes are made. Our lead- 
ing remedies in this difficulty are Asar., 
Kreos., Lac. ac, Nux v., Sep. and Tabac. 



108 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Notice. 

That Asar. has a horrible sensation in 
the region of the stomach as of something 
pressing, digging or clawing, accompanied 
with nansea immediately on waking in 
the morning. 

The vomiting of Kreos. is a sympa- 
thetic nansea, a regurgitation of sweetish 
water, undigested food, or great quanti- 
ties of sour, acrid fluid or white foamy 
mucus. 

The nausea of Lac. ac. has no special 
characteristic so far as our provings go, 
except excessive amount of colorless 
urine. 

The nausea of Nux v. in the conditions 
under consideration is constant, worse in 
the morning before breakfast, and is as- 
sociated with an ineffectual effort at vom- 
iting. 

The nausea of Sep. is aggravated by 
thinking of food. It is not only the 
thought of food, however, but eating that 
intensifies the nausea. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 109 

The nausea of Tabac. cannot be better 
described than to say it is a deathlike 
sickness at the stomach. Do you remem- 
ber your first cigar ? That explains it. 

There are other remedies indicated by 
various symptoms in this condition. We 
have for instance Ant. c, Ant. t., Ars., 
Bry., Card, an., Colch., Con., Hell., Ip., 
Iris, Jatr., Kali c, Lac c, Lack., Lob., 
Lye, Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. m., Nux m., 
Ox. ac, Petr., Phos., Psor., Puis., SiL, 
Sul. ac. and Symphoricarpus. This latter 
remedy, in a high potency, given in the 
early stages and at lengthened intervals, 
is a most precious remedy. 

A nausea that comes on in the evening 
after lying down, calls loudly for Tarent. 

A nausea that is produced by riding in 
a carriage, car or on horseback, is most 
frequently covered by one of three reme- 
dies, namely, Cocc, Petr. and Sep. Now 
if the nausea is ameliorated by riding in 
a carriage, car, or on horseback, you will 
at once think of Nit. ac. 



110 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Sometimes we find people who seem to 
feel well while lying in bed or on a couch, 
but the moment they arise from this re- 
cumbent position they are at once seized 
with nausea, and to cure this condition, 
we give either Bry. or Cocc. 

Again, we often find people while walk- 
ing in the open air or sitting in a cool 
room have no symptoms of nausea what- 
ever, but as soon as they enter a warm 
room and remain long enough to get a 
little warm themselves, they are seized 
with an attack of nausea, and for this 
condition we have a fine leader in Nat. c. 
If the nausea comes on by a mere change 
of atmosphere from cold to warm, or en- 
tering a warm room, you will give Puis. 

One of the most distressing and per- 
plexing forms of nausea is that known as 
sea-sickness. Here we have four leading 
remedies, namely, Cocc, Nux v., Pet?. 
and Tabac. Of these four, Tabac. given 
in a very high potency, has won the 
greatest laurels. As a simple remedy for 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Ill 

sea-sickness where there are no complica- 
tions, Tabac. is our leading remedy. 

Certain conditions found in the travel- 
ing public may necessitate the use of 
Card, ac., Glon., Kali bi., Kreos. or Sep. 
If the sea-sickness is ameliorated b}' clos- 
ing the e}'es, then we think of Ther. 

A nausea that constantly returns after 
a night's sleep, needs Verat. 

A nausea brought about by smoking 
tobacco, needs, first of all, abstinence from 
tobacco. If this is not done, then give 
either Ip. or Nux v. An excellent rem- 
edy for destroying the taste for tobacco is 
Puis. Another very excellent remedy is 
Caladium. Also Lappa Maj. 

A nausea appearing or aggravated be- 
fore stool needs Merc, Podo., Rhus t., 
Sep. or Verat. If this nausea comes on 
during stool, then give Glon., Ip., Kali c., 
Nit. ac., Podo., Puis., Rhus, Sil., Sulph. 
or Verat. If this nausea does not come 
on until after stool, then give Caust., 
Kali bi., Nat. ??i. or Sil. 



112 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Very sudden attacks of nausea, without 
any perceptible cause, are most frequently 
controlled by Kali bi. If the nausea is 
produced by being out in the hot sun, 
give Card. veg. 

A nausea produced by drinking tea 
must have ^Esc, and if perchance you 
find someone who is nauseated by the 
simple thought of tea, then give that per- 
son a dose of Lack. 

A nausea that is felt in the throat and 
is described as being in the throat, is a 
symptom often found, and for its cure we 
have three leading remedies, namely, 
Cycl., Phos. ac. and Stann. 

Observe, please, that the peculiar fea- 
tures of Cycl. are constant qualmishness, 
with a sensation as of having eaten too 
much, and a disgust for food, particularly 
meat. 

In Phos. ac. the nausea is spoken of as 
particularly in the throat or rather in the 
soft palate or roof of the mouth. 

The nausea of Stann. is not particu- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 113 

larly marked, but is accompanied with a 
heavy pressure in the stomach, which is 
very sensitive to touch. These, I say, 
are our leaders for nausea in the throat, 
but yott may be compelled to study such 
remedies as Coff., Croc, Cupr., Mez., 
Puis., Rhus and Squil. 

If this nausea is produced by spasms 
in the throat, you will give Graph., and 
if from a tight fitting collar, you will 
loosen the collar and give Lack. 

If a nausea is produced by drinking 
small quantities of wine, your very first 
thought will be of Zinc. If it results from 
drinking sour wine, then you will turn at 
once to Ant. c. 

Overloaded. 

For a sensation in the stomach as if it 
had been overloaded by food or drink, 
you will at once study Puis, as the cura- 
tive remedy. In case, however, Puis, does 
not cover the totality of symptoms, you 
will study Am. c. and Ant. c. This is a 



114 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

symptom the cause of which must be 
carefully ascertained in order to make a 
correct prescription. 

Pain. 

We now take up the study of pain. 
My desire is to call your attention first to 
the leading remedies in a general way, 
for pain. The differentiations will be 
noticed in studying the different kinds of 
pain. 

Our leading remedies are Arg. n.,Ars., 
Be 11. } Bry., Card. v., Card, an., Caust., 
Che I., Coloc., Cupr. ae., Lack., Nux v., 
Plb., Puis., Stann., Sulph., Tabac. and 
Verat. 

We have another list of very useful 
remedies which we shall place here as 
second-class remedies. These are Abrot., 
Acet. ae., Aeon., ASse., AEth., Ami. n., 
Ant. e., Ant. t., Apis, Arn., Asa/., Bar. e., 
Bar. m., Bism., Brom., Cale., Camph., 
Canth., Caps., Carb. ac., Carb. an., Cham., 
Chin., Cocc., Chalc., Con., Corn., Crot. h., 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 115 

Cupr., Cupr. ar., Dig., Dios., Ferr., Gels., 
Graph., Grat., Hydr., Hyos., Ign., Iris, 
Iod., Ip., Kali bi., Kali c, Kreos., Lack., 
Later., Lob. i., Mag. c, Mag. m., Mag. 
phos., Mane, Merc, Nat. 'm., Nitr. ac, 
Nux m., Opium, Petr., Phos., Phyt., PteL, 
Sang., Secale, Sep., SiL, Spig., Staph., 
Sir am., Sul. ac, Tereb. and Zinc. 

When the pain occurs early in the 
morning on waking and before breakfast, 
you will at once think of Nux vom., and 
particularly so if the patient has indulged 
in highly spiced foods, tobacco or liquor. 

In case there is great burning in the 
stomach on waking, you will think of 
Caust. 

If the pains are sharp and shooting, 
radiating from the stomach into the chest 
or back, you will think of Kali c 

If there is great desire for very cold 
drink or food which is vomited soon after 
taken, you will think of Phos. 

When the pain is associated with an 
empty, hungry feeling, and relieved by 
eating, you will think of Sulph. 



116 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When the pain * comes on in the after- 
noon and is associated with more or less 
distention of the stomach and bowels, you 
will think of Lack. 

If the pains come on in the evening af- 
ter supper and are accompanied with con- 
siderable bloating, you will study Carb. 
v. But if with this evening pain there is 
a sensation of internal trembling, you will 
study Sulph. ac. 

Pains that come on in the night after 
one has retired, may need Abrot., Arg. n., 
Graph., Kali c. or Sulph., according to 
the totality of symptoms. 

Pains that occur at the mid-night hour, 
or near that hour, are most frequently 
cured with China. 

Pains that come on between twelve at 
night and two in the morning, and with 
them there is a great anxiety and restless- 
ness, need Ars. 

Pains produced by acids call for Ant. c. 

Pains which have a sensation as of a 
cold wind blowing on the stomach or ab- 
domen, need Caust. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 117 

Pains in the stomach, alternating with 
pains in the limbs, that is when the stom- 
ach is better the limbs are worse, and vice 
versa, mnst have Kali bi. 

Pains cansed by drinking beer are often 
ameliorated by the nse of Nux m. 

The pain in the stomach relieved by 
bending forward, mnst have Coloc. 

A pain prodnced by eating bread, par- 
ticularly white bread, needs Ant. c. or 
Phos. 

If the pain in the stomach is relieved 
by eating bread, then you will give Nat. c. 

When pains are produced by normal 
breathing, you will think of Ars. y Lye. or 
Puis. 

But if this pain is caused or aggravated 
by deep breathing, you will give Caust. 

When pains in the stomach are aggra- 
vated during a chill or from becoming 
chilled, you will study Ars. or Eup. per. 

If pains are produced from the pressure 
of the clothing, then give Am. c. 

When pains are produced by drinking 
coffee, think of Nux v. 



118 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Pains produced by drinking cold drinks, 
need Aconite, Ars. or Rhus as leaders in 
this symptom. 

Notice : 

That in Aconite cold drinks produce a 
sensation in stomach as from a weight or 
hard stone. 

That in Ars. we have a nausea and of- 
ten vomiting as soon as the cold drink 
gets warm in the stomach. 

That in Rhus we have severe sharp 
pains in the stomach, accompanied by 
nausea after drinking ice water or any 
very cold drink. 

You may find it frequently necessary 
in connection with the above remedies to 
study Calc. a>, Canth., Graph, or Iris. 

When pains are produced by taking 
cold drinks when overheated, you will at 
once think of Kali c. 

When the pains in the stomach are re- 
lieved by cold drinks or cold food for 
which the patient craves, your first 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 119 

thought will be of Phos. Now and then 
Puis, must be employed to aid you in this 
difficulty. 

Pains in the stomach produced by 
coughing, are usually relieved by one of 
these three leaders, namely, Bry., Lye. 
and Stann. 

Though these are leaders they do not 
cure all cases, and for this reason you 
will be obliged to study Am., Ars., 
Camph., Chin., Dros., Hell., Lp., Lack., 
Nux v., Phos., Rhus, Sabad. and Sepia. 

When the pains are caused or come on 
in damp weather, then give Kali c. 

When they come on after the mid-day 
meal study Mez. or Nat. c. 

When pains are produced by drinking, 
that is, warm drinks or of medium tem- 
perature, your great leader is Apoc. 

There are a few other remedies that 
have this symptom in their pathogenesis, 
namely, Apis, Coloc, Lac c., Mane, and 
Nat. m. 

The stomach pain so often found in 



120 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

drunkards, calls for Calc., Carb. v., Lac. 
or Nux v. 

Pains that come on after eating any- 
thing or at any time, and particularly at 
the regular meals, point to one of these 
great leaders, Arg. n., Ars., Bar. c, Calc. 
p., Lye, Nux v., Puis., Sepia or Sulph. 

Now if these pains come on about one 
hour after eating, you will give Carb. v. 

If they do not appear until two or three 
hours after eating, then give Con. 

When the pains are relieved by eating, 
your first thought will be of Graph., 
though Brom., Che I., Kalm., Lac, Med., 
Nat. c. and Petr. are often indicated. 

When the pains return after some 
strong emotion, think of Cham, or Coloc. 

If the pains are accompanied with loud, 
uncontrollable eructations, then give Sil. 

When the pains are relieved by eructa- 
tions then think of Bry., Graph, or Lye. 

When the pains are accompanied by 
fainting, " things turn black before the 
eyes," then think of Nux v. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 121 

If the pains come on while fasting, 
think of Calc. } Cocc. or Ign. 

If after fat foods, pastries or rich sonps, 
give Puis. 

If from flatulent food such as cabbage, 
beans, peas, etc., give Carb. v. 

If from fright, give Ign. 

If the pains are accompanied by hic- 
cough, give Rat. 

If the pains return every time the pa- 
tient gets hungry, give Psor. 

If the pains are caused by eating ice- 
cream, give Ars. 

If the pains are produced by a jar, sud- 
den motion, or walking or jolting in a 
carriage, give Bell. 

When the pains are produced from lac- 
tation, give Carb. v. 

This remedy also applies to pains pro- 
duced by any loss of animal fluids. 

Pains caused by lifting, or coming on 
after lifting, should have Bor. 

Pains relieved by lying on the stomach, 
need Elaps. 

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122 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Pains relieved by drawing tip the limbs, 
need Caust. 

Pains produced by fried or roast meats, 
should have Kali bi. 

If the pains are produced by boiled 
meats, give Graph. 

When the pains come on before the 
menses, you will at once think of Puis. 

If the pains come on during the menses, 
your very first thought will be of Sulph. 

Should this remedy, however, not cover 
the totality of symptoms, then turn to a 
study of Bor., Cham., Cocc, Graph., Nux 
v., Puis, or Sars. 

If pains in the stomach are caused by 
or result from a suppression of the men- 
strual epoch, then think of Lac. c. 

When these pains in the stomach come 
on with a profuse menstrual flow, you will 
study Calc. or Lye. 

Pains that appear only during urinat- 
ing, need a dose of Ip. 

So many people complain of pain in 
the stomach after drinking milk. In such 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 123 

a case your very first thought will be of 
Mag. m. 

Should this remedy fail to meet the 
conditions, you will then turn to Ars. } 
Ferr. or Mag. c. for help. 

Pains caused by a misstep or by motion 
of any kind or any part of the body, call 
for Bry. or Canst. 

Pains relieved by moving about, need 
Chin. 

Pains caused by eating potatoes, call 
first for Alumina. 

Pains caused by the pressure of the 
hand, clothing, or anything for that mat- 
ter, lead one to think of Calc. or Opium. 

When the pains are relieved by pres- 
sure, you will think of Stann. 

If relieved by rubbing or gentle mas- 
sage or by bending over, think of Cycl. or 
Calc. 

When the pains come on during stool, 
think of Lye. 

Pains caused by some sudden turn, 
strain or movement of the body, call for 
Cupr. 



124 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When the pains return after supper, 
and at no other time, give Sepia. 

If the pains are caused by vaccination, 
study Thuja or Variolinum. 

Now and then we find people suffering 
from stomach pains which they call vio- 
lent. For these violent pains we turn to 
Aconite, Am., Ars., Bell., Cupr., Cupr. 
ac, Iodine, Ip., Iris, Lac d., Mag. phos., 
Nux v., Plb., Podo. or Verat. 

Should these violent pains come on 
during walking or exercising, think at 
once of Bell, or Bry. 

When the pains are relieved by warm 
or hot drinks, think of Nux v. 

If relieved by drinking hot milk, you 
will give Graph, at once. 

If pains in the stomach extend to the 
bladder or genital organs, or extend from 
the stomach up into the chest, give 
Kali c. 

If these pains extend through to the 
back, think of Con. or Ferr. 

If they extend up to between the shoul- 
ders, give Bell. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 125 

If the pains extend downward with a 
downward pressure, give Sep. 

If the pains extend transversely, when 
they radiate from one side to the other, 
give Ctna. 

Pains (Particular). 

/. Boring. — For boring pains in the 
stomach our symptomatology or our Ma- 
teria Medica seems to be decidedly cir- 
cumscribed. We have but two remedies 
that have marked provings in this com- 
plaint. They are Ars. and Nat. c. 

II Burning. — A burning pain is a very 
common pain, and for its cure we have a 
number of remedies. It will not be neces- 
sary to define each remedy and therefore 
we will ask you to study carefully the 
following leaders, first, Ars., Caps., Card. 
v., Cic, Colch., Phos., Secale and Sulph. 

Notice : 

That the burning of Ars. is likened to 
that sensation as if all the blood in the 



126 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

region of the stomach were hot. To- 
gether with this you will find that pecu- 
liar anxiety so general to this remedy. 

That the burning of Caps, is likened to 
that sensation as if a piece of ice had been 
lying in the stomach, quickly removed 
and now reaction was setting in. 

That the burning of Card. v. is accom- 
panied with weakness and difficult breath- 
ing. This remedy extends down to the 
small of the back or up between the 
shoulders. 

That the burning of Cic. is accom- 
panied with severe pressure, swelling, or 
throbbing at the pit of the stomach. 

That the burning of Colch. is in alterna- 
tion with icy coldness of the stomach or 
in connection with gouty or dropsical con- 
ditions. 

That the burning of Phos. is intense 
with a great thirst for very cold drink 
which is often regurgitated as soon as it 
grows warm in the stomach. 

That Phos. is also a precious remedy in 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 127 

catarrh of the stomach where there is 
much burning. 

That the burning of Secale is a deep- 
seated burning, with a pain likened uato 
gangrenous troubles. 

That the burning of Sulph. is accom- 
panied with great thirst but loss of appe- 
tite. 

These are our leaders, but do not forget 
that we have a battalion in reserve, ready 
for duty when required. Here it is 
s£sc, Anthr., Apis, Ars. h., Bell., Berb. 
Bism., Biy., Cadm., Calad., Calc. p. 
Camph., Canth., Carb. ac, Carb. an. 
Canst., Cham., Che I., Coloc, Con., Corn 
c., Crot. t., Cupr., Cupr. ac, Dig., Dios. 
Dnlc., Erig., Form., Graph., Hep., Hydr. 
Ign,, Lris,Jatr., Kali c., Kali i., Kali n. 
Kreos., Later., Lob. i., Merc., Merc. c. 
Mez., Mill., Nat. m., Nit m ac, Nux m. 
Nux v., Oc. ac, Ran. b., Ran. s., Sabad. 
Sabin., Sang., Sepia, Sil., Tereb. and 
Zinc. 

When this burning pain occurs in the 



128 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

morning before breakfast, think of Dios. 
and Sulph. 

If this pain is relieved by eating break- 
fast, however, then yon will think of 
Kali bi. or Nat. sulph. 

When the bnrning pains come on at 
night, then think of Abrot. 

When the bnrning pains are produced 
by drinking, then study Lack, and Led. 

When the burning pains are on and 
not relieved by drinking, then give Calad. 

That dreadful burning pain so often 
found in old drunkards is best relieved 
by Sul. ac. 

Burning pains that come on soon after 
eating or while eating, find their cure in 
Caps. j Calc, Carb. an., Carb. v., Daph. } 
Kali c. and Lack. 

When these pains do not come on un- 
til some hours after eating, give Nat. m. 
or Plb. 

If the burning pains are relieved by 
eating, study Graph, or Mez. 

Here and there you will find a person 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 129 

complaining of a burning in the stomach 
after eructations. In such a case give 
Calc. phos. 

When the burning pain is relieved by 
eructations, you will think of Ambr. 

In case of a severe burning pain during 
a fever, think of Lack. 

If such a pain occurs after a fright, give 
Aconite. 

If it occurs during a headache, and 
then only, give Sang. 

If the burning pain causes hunger or a 
craving for food, give Graph. 

If the burning pain comes on in parox- 
ysms, study Nat. m. 

If it comes on while standing or is made 
worse by standing in an upright position, 
give Sulph. 

If it comes on after stool, give Calc. 
phos. 

If it comes on habitually after supper, 
give Card. v. 

When the burning pain extends 
through to the back, give Card. v. 



130 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When it extends up into the chest, give 
Phos. 

When it extends into the larynx or 
throat, give Kali e. 

When it extends up into the mouth, 
give Aeon, or Gels. 

When it seems to permeate the throat 
from the stomach, then give Kali e., Lac. 
etc.. Lye. or Nat. m. 

When the burning pain comes on after 
eating, give Kali e. 

When the burning pain radiates to the 
side or upwards into the body, give Cale. 
or Seeale. 

LIT. Clawing. — By this we mean a pain 
that seems to draw the parts together. 
It is sometimes called a puckering pain, 
like the sensation produced when biting 
into a raw persimmon. For this particu- 
lar symptom we have two remedies, 
Caust. and Nux. v. 

Observe: 

That in Caust. we have a sensation as 
of lime being slaked in the stomach. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 131 

And in Nux v. we have a clawing that 
brings on a decidedly disagreeable dis- 
position. Apart from these two remedies 
you may be obliged at times to study 
Carb. an., Cocc, Graph., Nat. m., Stann. 
or Sulph. ac. 

IV. Cramping. — By this we mean a 
griping, a constricting or " doubling up" 
pain. For this sensation or symptom we 
have a quiver full of pointed arrows. 
Arrows that shoot straight to the mark. 
Here they are: Ars.,Bism., Carb. v., Caust., 
Che I., Coloc, Cupr., Graph., Lye, Mag. 
phos., Nux v., Podo. and Verat. There 
are other remedies which have cramping 
pain, but these you must study out for 
yourselves. It is our purpose here to 
give you first-class material with which 
you may cure the most of your cases. 

Remember these few points, that a 
cramping pain coming on early in the 
morning calls most frequently for Nux v. 

That a cramping pain coming on at 
night is most frequently cured by Camph. 
or Coloc. 



132 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When it recurs at two o'clock in the 
morning, give Ars. 

When you find a man or woman 
doubled up with pain and find it im- 
possible to straighten them out because 
of the increased severity of pain it pro- 
duces, then give Coloc. 

When you find a person pressing on 
the stomach to relieve the pain or tight- 
ening the clothing for the same purpose, 
then give Nat. m. 

When you find a cramping pain in the 
stomach affecting the hands and feet and 
particularly drawing the thumbs down 
into the palms of the hands, then give 
Cham., and give it in a high potency. 

Cramping pains in old coffee drinkers, 
need Cham, or Nux v. 

When with this cramping pain there is 
a deathly feeling below the sternum or 
chest bone, then give Cupr. 

For cramping pains after eating, we 
think first of Nux v. This feature must 
not be forgotten, however, that these 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 133 

cramps do not appear until one or two 
hours after eating. 

Your other remedies are Cale., Coee. } 
Coloc.j Crot. h., Tere., Kali c, Nat. m. 
and Sulph. according to conditions and 
totality of symptoms. 

If the cramps are relieved by eating, 
which is a different condition from aggra- 
vation by eating, you will then think of 
Brom., Chel.. y Graph, or Ign. 

If these pains come on while sitting 
only, give Gels. 

If they are relieved by eructations then 
give Bar. e. or Calc. 

If they are caused by eating fruit give 
Lye. 

If from loss of animal fluids give Chin. 

If they are better from lying down, 
think of Lye. 

When they come regularly before each 
menstrual epoch, you will give Bell, or 
Puis. 

If they do not come until the menstrual 
flow has begun, then think of Cupr. or 



134 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Sars. If they appear after the flow give 
Bell. 

Where these cramps are periodical, re- 
curring at regular intervals and made 
worse by eating, be sure to give Arg. n. 

When they accompany pregnancy, give 
Con. 

Or when they are relieved by rising 
and walking about, give Gels. 

If they come on regularly before each 
stool, and cease during stool, give Coloc, 
but when they come on during stool and 
cease only when through stooling, give 
Kali. c. 

If the cramps are such as to cause urg- 
ing to stool, particularly ineffectual urg- 
ing, you will give ,Nux v. 

When the cramps are materially re- 
lieved by hot applications and return 
when the heat is removed, then give Mag. 
p. or Nux v., according to preponderance 
of symptoms in favor of one or the other. 

V. Cutting. — We have one marked 
cutter in our Materia Medica when applied 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 135 

to pains in the stomach, and this cutter — 
as if knives were being thrust into the 
stomach — is Dios. 

This is our leader and a faithful one, 
too, and should not escape our memory. 

There are others that need our atten- 
tion when our leader is not indicated, and 
they are Abrot., Arg. n., Ars., Bell., 
Cadm., Calc, Cham., Coloc, Hydr., Ign., 
Kali c, Lye, Merc, Nat. c, Nnx m., Op., 
Phos., Phyt. and Sol. 

Notice : 

Most patients complain of a twisting 
sensation in the stomach, as if it were 
being tied in a knot, when suffering from 
the cutting pains of Dios. 

If the cutting pains compel one to bend 
backward for relief, you will give Bell., 
when they bend forward, — double up — 
for relief you will give Coloc. 

When caused by cold drinks, give 
Calc. p. 

When they recur after each meal, give 
Kali c. in most cases. 



136 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When they accompany intermittent 
fever in spite of the indicated remedy 
used, think of Aran. 

VI. Digging. — A digging pain is hard 
to describe. The idea is that it burrows, 
seems to deepen, going inward or down- 
ward. Our provings are not very clear 
on this symptom, yet we have two rem- 
edies that are very useful and they are 
Kali c. and Sulph. 

Observe , please ', that Kali c. is indicated 
in this symptom when the pain results 
from grief, while in Sulph. this pain may 
occur in consequence of shame, mortifica- 
tion or chagrin. 

VII. Distress. — This is a peculiar pain 
and points particularly to that form of 
pain as an anxiety, anguish or agony. 
For this distress or agony we have five 
leading remedies, viz.: — Ars. } Lyc. } Nux v., 
Phos. and Puis. 

Notice : 

That Ars. is a sensitive remedy and 
has an affinity for people who are sensi- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 137 

tive to pain, and that the pains — of a 
burning nature — are usually worse be- 
tween 12 and 2 A. m. or p. M. 

That Lye. has more or less distension 
of the stomach, scanty urine, and pre- 
dominantly worse after eating and late in 
the afternoon. 

That Nux v. is worse from contradic- 
tion, anger, indignation and predomi- 
nantly aggravated about 4 A. m. 

That Phos. is the reverse, in most cases, 
from Ars. in this that it has a disposition 
that is insensible and that it is predomi- 
nantly worse from cold, from growing 
cold, and from straightening up or stretch- 
ing. 

That Puis, is sensitive, easily disturbed 
by rich foods, touchy, and predominantly 
worse indoors, in a warm room, from 
growing warm or wrapping up. 

In addition to these remedies, which 
may not cover every case one meets, you 
may have to study ^Esc, Coleh., Dios., 
■ Tod., //>., Kali di. } Lept. } Mag. c, Nit. ac. 
and Sulph. 
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138 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

If this distress is worse in the afternoon 
you will study, besides Lye. and Pu/s., — 
Iris and Sep. 

If after dinner only, then think of 
Nux m. 

If it comes on regularly after eating, 
even a little, and is associated with a sen- 
sation of fullness, give Lye. 

When it follows the use of milk, give 
Sulph. 

VIII. Drawing. — This means a drag- 
ging, pulling, tugging sensation, as if 
something were attached to the stomach 
and is drawing it together, downwards 
or upward. For this symptom we have 
few medicines of any consequence, but on 
careful study we find these — Anae 9) Arg. 
7z., Phos. and Stann. 

If the drawing extends up into the 
chest you will think of Phos. at once. 
Should this pain extend to the small of 
the back, and be associated with a milky 
urine, you will give Phos. ac. 

IX. Gnawing. — This is, in fact, a met- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 139 

aphorical definition of pain and refers to 
a biting, corroding, nibbling sensation. 
Were you ever painfully hungry ? Well 
that explains it. Gnawing is the opposite 
of soothing, softening, comforting or a re- 
freshing sensation. 

For this symptom we have two leaders, 
— Cina and Sep. 

Notice : 

The gnawing of Cina is keen, biting, 
worse from warmth, rest, standing, press- 
ure and in people who use much pepper 
in their food. 

That Sep. is worse from the open air, 
from cold applications, from lying on the 
back, after sweating and in persons who 
have used much Mercury or Quinine. 

While these are leaders you will not 
suppose for a moment that they cure every 
case ; for we find such remedies as Arg. 
n>, Ars., Calc, Cupr., Gamb., Glon. } Kali 
bi., Kreos., Lack., Lye, Mag. m., Merc. c. y 
Nit. ac, Puis, and Ruta often indicated. 



140 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When a gnawing pain occurs during a 
chill, you will give Ars. 

When it occurs regularly before dinner 
or before eating, give Graph. 

When it recurs regularly after dinner, 
give Tromb. 

When this gnawing comes on after eat- 
ing then study Graph, or Kali bi. 

When eating relieves the pain, you will 
turn to a study of Hep., Ign., Lach., Lith. 
or Nat. c. 

When it comes on regularly after sup- 
per and at no other time give Sep. 

X. Lancinating. — This is a word used 
to express a sharp, shooting darting pain, 
and for its cure we have two strong rem- 
edies, viz. : Carb. v. and Kali c. 

Remember that in Carb. v. there is 
much flatulency, sensitiveness to little 
aggravations, from being in the dark, 
from stooping, aversion to salt things, and 
ailments from the excessive use of Merc. } 
Quinine and Acohol. 

That in Kali c. there is much irrita- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 141 

bility, displeased with friends and food, 
that the pains come when being qniet as 
well as in motion, and that they are worse 
from lying on the stomach and from press- 
ure. 

XL Pinching. — This refers to that sen- 
sation as if the stomach were being squeezed 
together, or as if parts of it were being 
squeezed together, a distressing, tantaliz- 
ing pain. In this symptom we are led 
by CausL and Nux v. 

Notice : 

That in Caust. there is more or less 
burning, that the pains produce irritabil- 
ity of disposition, that they are worse in 
warm dry weather, worse morning and 
evening, the pinching pain of painters, 
pains resulting from the abuse of Qui- 
nine, Plumbum, Asa/., Euphrasia or Coloc. 
and relieved by eating dry food. 

That in Nux v. the pains often result 
from irritability, from excessive use of 
coffee, tobacco, alcohol, highly spiced 



142 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

foods, eating at irregular hours or from 
eating too much. 

Our reserve forces, when these rem- 
edies are not indicated, will be found in 
Am., Cocc, Coloc , Graph, or Puis. 

XII. Pressing. — This is the opposite of 
relaxation, hence a drawing together, or 
as of a weight in or on the stomach ; or 
as if the skin and clothing were too taut, 
or the walls of the stomach were being 
drawn together. 

For this symptom our quiver is full of 
arrows. 

Those that shoot best are — Ars., Card, 
m., Caust., Cupr.y Cupr. ac, Phos. and 
Puis. 

May I again, " lest we forget," call 
your attention to the peculiar features of 
these remedies. 

Remember the fear, anxiety, restless- 
ness and thirst of Ars. } its aggravation from 
12 to 2 A, m, and p. M., its aggravation 
from cold food and from the effects of 
Strych. and Dig. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 143 

That in Card. m. there is aggravation 
from every motion, almost constant eructa- 
tion of air, there are much fatigue, 
colicky pains in the stomach and hepatic 
engorgement. 

That in Canst, the pains are worse 
when the stomach is empty, worse morn- 
ing and evening and in bright clear 
weather. 

That in Cupr. and Cupr. ac. we have 
an aggravation of pains from drinking 
cold water, from laughing, from mental 
exercise or from being over hurried. 

That P/ios. craves cold things to eat 
and to drink, that it is not as sensitive to 
pain as Ars., and that it is worse from 
cold wet weather. 

That Puis, is worse from sweets, pastries 
or rich foods, worse indoors and better 
from being in the open air and in lively 
company. 

In our quiver, however, we also have 
these remedies which do not fail to catch 
their prey when indicated, viz.: — Aeon., 



144 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Ambr., Am. c., Anac, Asa/., Am., Bar. c., 
Bell., Benz. ac., Bism., Bry., Calc, Coloc, 
Con., Ferr., Fl. ac, Gent., Graph., Grat., 
Hep., Ign., Iod., Kali c., Kali n., Kalm., 
Lack., Laur., Led., Lye., Mere., Meny., 
Meph., Mez., Mosch., Myric, Nat. c., Nat. 
m., Nit. ac., Nux v., Op., Osm., Petr., 
Plat., Plumb., Ran. s., Rhodo., Rob., 
Samb., Sang., Seeale, Senega, Sep., SiL, 
Spong., SquiL, Stann., Stront., Sul. ac., 
Sulph., Valer., Verat. 

If the pressing pains are worse in the 
morning on waking or rising, you will 
think of Chin., Nat. m. or Nux v. 

When they come on early in the fore- 
noon, you will think of Graph. 

If they come on regularly at the noon 
hour, think of Am. 

When they appear in the evening or 
lying down in bed, give Lye. 

Pressing pains at night, that is, pains 
that come on after retiring and are absent 
during the day and on moving about, need 
Am. c., Calc or Sulph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 145 

A pressing pain from drinking beer 
needs Nux m., with total abstinence from 
beer. 

Pressing pains caused by eating bread 
have a remarkable remedy in Caust. This 
should be given in the higher potencies 
for pronounced results. The bread should 
be well baked. - 

You will sometimes find Bar. c, Bry. 
or Phos. useful in this disorder, according 
to the totality of symptoms. 

Pressing pains soon after breakfast 
need Nat. c, and if the patient indulges in 
hot bread or poorly prepared cereal for 
breakfast a change in diet will be neces- 
sary. 

Pressing pains from weight or pressure 
of clothing, call for Am, c. 

Pressing pains caused or aggravated by 
coughing, call for Phos. 

Pressing pains coming on after dinner 
need Clem, or Nat. c. 

When they are caused by drinking, 
think of Chin. s. 



146 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACli. 

When caused by eating — morning, 
noon and night — think of Bry. 

The pressing pain most frequently 
found is that which comes on after eating. 
Here we have five great leaders which 
every physician should master. They 
are — Chin., Lack., Lye, Nux v. and Phos. 

Chin, and Lye. are similar in many 
symptoms of the stomach, but dissimilar 
in this that Chin, has great aversion to 
food with a sensation of fullness after eat- 
ing, while Lye. has great hunger with 
easy satiety after eating but little, and 
great fullness and pressure after taking 
but a mouth-full of food. 

Lach. has a fitful appetite, alternating 
between a ravenous and loss of appetite, 
and in either case eating produces such 
a pressure that breathing is made very 
difficult. 

In Nux v. there is loss of appetite with 
corresponding loss of energy, with sud- 
den sensation of repletion after taking 
but a small quantity of food, and no 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 147 

matter how small the quantity, there is a 
sensation of pressure in the stomach in 
one or two hours after eating. 

In Phos. there is, apart from a sensation 
of pressure, also a sensation as of a heavy 
weight in the stomach. While this is 
true in most cases, do not forget that we 
may also have a sensation of complete 
emptiness in the stomach with a sensa- 
tion of pressure after eating but little, and 
that salty food aggravates these symptoms. 

And now besides the above leaders, we 
have as a reserve force such valuable 
adjuncts as Asa/., Bell., Bism., Bry., 
Canth., Card. v. } Cina, Ferr., Hep., Kali 
bi., Kali c. y Lob., Lyssin, Nat. c, Nat. m., 
Phos. ac, Puis., Sang., Sep., Sil., Stront. 
and Sulph. 

When this pressure is relieved by eruc- 
tations you will think of Carb. v. or 
Graph. 

If the pressure is aggravated during 
expiration give Am. 711. 

When caused by fasting think of Petr. 



148 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When caused by fat foods, give Puis. 

When worse by lying on the back, 
give Calc. 

When worse before the menses, give 
Nux v. 

When worse during the menses, think 
of Sulph. first, and when it is not indicated 
turn to the study of Caust. 

If the pressure is worse from drinking 
milk, think of Ferr. 

If produced by motion of any kind, 
give Bry. 

If this pressure is worse by sitting in a 
bent position and relieved by standing 
erect, give Kalm. 

When it is worse after stool, study Calc. 
or Puis. 

A sensation of weight was mentioned 
in Phos., but you will also find this sensa- 
tion under Aeon., Bry., Cham., Phos. ac, 
Puis, and Spig. 

XIII. Scraping. — By this is meant a 
sensation of rawness, abrasion, as if the 
inside of the stomach were skinned; a 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 149 

sensation quite the opposite of smooth- 
ness. Here we have two strong rem- 
edies — Ars. and Puis. 

In Ars. there is great burning, as if the 
stomach were on fire, with great thirst 
and nausea after drinking. 

In Puis, this scraping is milder j but ex- 
tends up into the oesophagus as if corrod- 
ing the mucous membranes. 

XIV. Shooting. — For shooting pains in 
the stomach, for which we have marked 
provings, one remedy seems to be most 
frequently indicated, namely, Anac. 

If this shooting pain extends through 
to the back, a feature not found in Anac, 
we give Ran. b., 

When the pain extends up into the 
chest, a feature not found in the two rem- 
edies already named, we give Rumex. 

XV. Soreness. — This includes such sen- 
sations as if the stomach were bruised, or 
beaten, or pounded, or as if it were very 
tender or sensitive to touch or pressure. 

Our list of remedies for this symptom 



150 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

is a long one, but we shall select those 
that have the greatest affinity in their 
provings. 

When these do not cover the totality of 
symptoms you must study your case more 
carefully. 

The remedies are — Arn.> Ars., Bell., 
Bry., Carb. v., Chin., Colch n Kalic, Lack., 
Lyc n Mag. m. } Merc. c. } Nux v. and Phos. 

Notice. 

That in traumatism — effects of blows 
on the stomach, heavy lifting, straining, 
etc. — in persons of yellowish, livid com- 
plexion, hypochondriacal mood, — where 
the eructations taste like spoiled or putrid 
eggs — where there is a feeling of indo- 
lence in the extremities from prolonged 
watching or studying, Am. is indicated. 

That in a soreness resulting from the 
abuse of wine, malt or spirituous liquors, 
ice cream, acid fruits, very fat or salty 
foods, the face is pale, sunken, livid or of 
a cadaverous appearance, the extremities 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 151 

cold, and where with the soreness there is 
burning in the stomach and a great 
thirst, you will give Ars. 

That in persons who are disposed to be 
hysterical, where the face is very red or 
pale, where the eyes are injected — where 
there is a putrid taste in the fauces while 
eating or drinking, though the food tastes 
natural — where the soreness results from 
eating food that is slightly spoiled, or a 
soreness resulting from clam chowder or 
lobster in any form, and when with the 
soreness there is throbbing give Bell. 

That persons who complain of sore- 
ness after drinking chocolate, milk, eating 
flatulent foods, fruit, pastry, salads ; who 
have frequent eructations immediately 
after meals, and who are worse from any 
motion, or from pressure on the stomach, 
need Bry. 

That persons who abused wines, and 
who flush up quickly on drinking a little 
wine, who are suffering from the loss of 
animal fluids, who have been on a "spree," 



152 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

who have over-loaded their stomach and 
complain of soreness with distension of 
the stomach and difficult breathing, who 
" bloat up n after eating flatulent foods, 
or complain of soreness soon after eating 
any kind of food, are in need of Carb. v. 

That persons who complain of soreness 
in the stomach and with this soreness 
suffer from loss of aniinal fluids, complain 
of malaise, drowsiness, hypochondriacal 
mood, fullness and distension of the 
stomach ; who want to lie down after every 
meal, even after eating but little, and 
who are easily disturbed in sleep, need 
Chin, 

That the modality that will lead you to 
think of Colch. and prescribe it with 
effect is, nausea aggravated by the smell 
of food. 

That Kali c. has sharp shooting pains 
in the stomach, frequently with soreness, 
but its leading modality is dissatisfaction 
with any and all kinds of food — food that 
he once relished, he now dislikes. This 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 153 

dislike applies not only to tlie food pre- 
pared, bnt to the one wlio prepares it. He 
is preeminently a disgruntled individual. 

That Lack, has a soreness and a sensi- 
tiveness in the stomach that prevents the 
fastening of clothing; for any pressure, 
no matter how slight it may be, aggra- 
vates the soreness. Here also you will 
find, in most cases, a dislike for bread, 
and a craving for milk or wine, though 
the latter produces distress and with the 
distress there is a malaise and a disposi- 
tion to indolence. 

That in Lye. there is a fair appetite, with 
easy satiety after eating but little, an in- 
crease of pain from eating shell fish of 
any kind, particularly oysters, much dis- 
tension of the stomach and bowels, ema- 
ciation around the neck and' upper part 
of the body, and a general aggravation of 
all complaints, late in the afternoon. 

That in Merc, you will find an aver- 
sion to solid foods in general and to 
warm foods, with a desire for juicy and re- 
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154 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

freshing foods and drinks, with a general 
sensitiveness to the extremes of heat and 
cold, and an aggravation from all com- 
plaints during the night and from per- 
spiration. 

That in Mag. m. yon will often find, 
associated with soreness in the stomach, a 
continnal rising in the month of a white 
frothy snbstance, eructations tasting like 
onions; and a gulping up of water in the 
throat or mouth. 

That in Nux v. you will have an ag- 
gravation of the soreness from eating 
highly seasoned foods, from coffee, to- 
bacco and strong drink; there is often 
heat and redness of the face, or yellow, 
sallow complexion and an individual 
with a "chip on his shoulder," ready to 
take offense at any thing and resent it 
with vehemence, which always makes the 
stomach worse. 

That in Phos. you have not only the 
tall, slender, narrow-chested, dark com- 
plexioned individual, but one who craves 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 155 

cold things to eat and to drink, — the 
colder the better he likes it — with tender- 
ness over the stomach and a regurgita- 
tion of food and drink as soon as it grows 
warm in the stomach. If the inside of 
the stomach, could be kept cold he pos- 
sibly would not want the food or drink. 

When these remedies do not apply, you 
will study your cases carefully for some 
other remedy of which there are many. 

Here are a few more particulars, how- 
ever, we must not forget while studying 
soreness in the stomach. 

If this soreness is always worse in the 
morning, you will at once turn to P/ios. 

If this soreness is aggravated by cough- 
ing, you will think of Bry., Dros., Nux 
v. or Stann. 

If it comes regularly after eating, con- 
sider Calc. p. or Sang. 

When it is worse by fasting, think of 
Bar. c. 

When it is worse on deep inspiration, 
think of Ars. 



156 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When it is worse on stepping or com- 
ing down a stairway, turn to Aloe, Bar. c. 
or Bell. 

XVI. Stitching. — This is similar to a 
sticking or stinging pain, as if something 
very pointed were penetrating the 
stomach in one or more places. 

For this kind of pain we tnrn at once 
to Ars. as onr leader, and particularly so 
if with this stitching we have one or more 
of the peculiarities of Ars. — as restless- 
ness, anxiety, fever, burning and great 
thirst for repeated drinks of small quan- 
tities of water. 

It would be arbitrary, however, to give 
this remedy for every stitch in the 
stomach, for in our provings we find that 
Aeon., Am., Berb., Bism., Card, v., Caust., 
Cham., Gamb., Ign., Kali c, Lye, Nat. c, 
Nit. ac, Phos., Psor., Puis., Rhus t., Sep., 
Sulph. and Tabac. have this peculiar sen- 
sation in a minor degree. 

But when this stitching pain is made 
worse, or produced by deep inspiration, 
you will think of Caps, or Sulph. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 157 

When caused or made worse by cough- 
ing, you will study Bry., Podo. or Tabac, 

When produced by eating, turn to Kali 
bi. 

When caused by stepping hard, so as 
to jar the stomach, you will give Puis. 

When these stitching pains extend 
through to the back, almost compelling 
one to gasp for breath at times, you will 
give Bor. or Chel. 

If these pains extend into the chest, 
you will think of Colch., Lack, or Rumex. 

XVII. Tearing. — This is sometimes 
known as a lacerating pain, as if things 
were separated or torn apart in the stom- 
ach. You will not often find this symp- 
tom, but when you do, and find it is the 
result of anger, give Coloc. Your other 
remedies will be Ars., Cocc, Colch., Cupr. 
and Daph. 

Should these tearing pains come very 
suddenly, you will possibly find your 
greatest help in Cic. 

XVIII. Ulcerating. — This is another 



158 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

form of soreness with a continual burn- 
ing or drawing pain. But an ulcerative 
pain may resemble any pain in the cata- 
logue from a dull to a sharp pain, and 
you possibly will need to turn to some 
other pain for clearness in prescribing for 
this. 

However, such remedies as Acet % ac. } 
Arg. n., Lack., Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. m., 
Rat. and Rhus t. will aid you greatly in 
prescribing. 

Should this pain come regularly after 
dinner, or the mid-day meal, together with 
more or less distension of the stomach 
and an aggravation from eating sweets, 
you will give Arg. n. 

Pulsation. 

This means a throbbing or beating sen- 
sation in the stomach. When abnormal, 
it is an unpleasant sensation and the 
source of much anxiety to patients. No 
matter what the cause or the pathological 
conditions, your first thought will be of 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 159 

Chin., Nux v. or Puis. The differentia- 
tion is not difficult. 

Chin, with its bloating, loss of appetite 
and pallor, is easily known. 

Nux v. with its irritable temper and 
excessive indulgence in highly seasoned 
foods, etc., cannot be mistaken. 

Puis, with her tendency to a "sour 
stomach " and increase of symptoms from 
rich or fat foods is so well known that 
you will recognize her on the street 
corner. 

But there are other remedies that have 
this strange pulsation in the stomach, and 
they are Ant. c, Ant. t., Arg. n., Asa/., 
Cact., Calc, Cic, Ferr., Glon., Graph., 
Hydr., Iod., Kali c, Mag. m., Mang., 
Nat. m., Nit. ac, Rhus t., Sep., Sil. and 
Stann. 

Notice these few particulars, please: 

When this pulsation is worse in the 
morning, and relieved by eructations, you 
will give Sep. 

When it is predominantly worse at 



160 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

night, before midnight, you will give 
Puis. 

When it is produced by eating or 
brought on by light exercise immediately 
after eating, you will doubtless turn to 
Nat. m n which may cover the entire case. 

If this throbbing is accompanied by a 
headache, you will think of Kali c. 

You see, therefore, that each remedy 
has its particulars, which must not be for- 
gotten when selecting something to cure 
your patient. 

Retching. 

This is another term used to define 
certain forms of nausea and vomiting. 
It is usually thought of in that form of 
vomiting where little or nothing is ejected 
from the stomach. 

Here are our leading generals in this 
complaint, Bell., Eup. per., Ip., Nux v. 
These are so well known that we need 
not analyze them. 

For the sake of clearness let us add 
these particulars : 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 161 

When this trouble comes on by day 
only, and not by night, study Stann. 

When it comes on in the morning on 
waking, think of Nux v. or Nat. c. 

When it occurs during menses only, 
give Puis. 

If it is caused by or accompanies a 
cough, you will turn to a study of Carb. 
v., Dros., Hep., Nit. ac, Puis. 

When it accompanies a diarrhoea, think 
of Arg. n. and Cupr. 

When found in drunkards, think of 
Ars. or Nux v. 

When it comes on after eating, think 
of Cham., but when it is relieved by eat- 
ing, give Ign. 

When it is caused by hawking mucus 
from the fauces, you will first study Nux 
v., and if this does not cover the case, 
study Ambr., Anac, Bry., Calc. p., Kali 
c. or Stann. 

A persistent and increasing retching 
needs Ars. 

When it is ineffectual, that is, when a 



1 62 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

patient tries to and cannot vomit, you 
will turn to a study of Ant. t.\ Arn., Ars. } 
Asar., Bell., Bry., Nux v. or Podo., for 
among these you will find something that 
will aid you. 

If it is produced by drinking milk, give 
Calc. 

If it is accompanied with much pain in 
the stomach, or is spasmodic, you will 
think of Merc. 

When caused by smoking tobacco or 
after having smoked tobacco, give Ip. 

When caused by swallowing, particu- 
larly empty swallowing, you will first 
think of Graph., and if this does not cover 
the case, study Lack. 

For violent retching, give Ars. 

For vomiting after prolonged retching, 
think of Apis or Sep. 

Retraction. 

For a sensation of retraction, as if the 
stomach were drawn in, you will find 
Dulc, Kali i. or Op. helpful. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 163 

Sinking. 

For a sinking sensation, or a sensation 
of emptiness, faintness or collapse of the 
stomach, you will turn to one of these 
leaders, viz., Dig., Nux v. or Tabac. 
These three cover the majority of cases, 
but when not indicated, study well the 
general conditions for another remedy. 

When it occurs before meals, think of 
Sulph. 

When it occurs after meals, think of 
Dig. 

Slaking. 

For that peculiar sensation described 
as of slaking lime in the stomach, give 
Caust. 

Stone. 

A sensation in the stomach described 
as a feeling of a stone or some heavy 
weight, will lead you to think of two rem- 
edies, Ars. and Bry. 



164 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

However these do not meet every case, 
and here and there you may need to ob- 
serve carefully, the following: Bar. c., 
Brom., Calc., Cham., Kali bi., Merc, Nux 
v. and Phos. ac. 

When it is the result of a cold, produc- 
ing vomiting, give Aeon. 

When caused by eating, or drinking 
cold water, think of Bry.; and if this is 
relieved by eructations, give Bar. e. 

TENSION. 

This sensation may be likened to a 
strain, stiffness, lack of tone, or as if the 
stomach were being stretched. It is the 
opposite of looseness, relaxation or slack- 
ness. 

For its relief you will think of one of 
these great remedies, Carb. v., Lye., Nux 
v. or Ruta. 

Or failing to find the similimum in 
these, you will turn to Ant. t., Ars., Caps., 
Chel., Hep., Ip., Kali e., Lack., Lob., Plb., 
Puis., Sil., Stann., Staph, or Tereb. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 165 

Should tension be aggravated by cloth- 
ing, then give Hep. or Kreos. 

Should it come on after eating, give 
Iod. 

Should it be caused by drinking milk, 
give Ruta. 

If it is relieved on motion, give Puis. 
Thirst. 

This is an abnormal thirst for things 
that should not be drunk, or for abnormal 
quantities of water. 

The catalogues of remedies are many 
and each one differing from the other in 
some particular. 

There are, as leaders, Acet. ac, Aeon., 
Ars., Bry., Calc., Caps., Cham., Chin., 
Dig., Eup. per., Hell., Iod., Merc, Nat. 
m., Op., Phos., Secale, SiL, Stram., Sulph. 
and Verat. 

Notice. 

Acet. ac. has a burning thirst, not sati- 
ated by taking large draughts of water. 
It is an intense thirst and found in dia- 
betes, dropsy or chronic diarrhoea. 



166 WHAT TO DO FOR THE^STOMACH. 

Aeon., also an intense burning thirst 
that seems unquenchable, but found in all 
cases of a fever with dry and hot skin. 

Ars. has a burning, unquenchable 
thirst, but drinks little at a time and 
often. 

This thirst is for acids, often producing 
vomiting, and is most intense during the 
supurating stage of a fever. 

Brj/.j as you know, has an intense 
thirst for large quantities of water, but 
takes these drinks far apart. A Bry. 
thirst is more easily satisfied by warm or 
hot drinks than by cold. 

Calc. has a constant thirst for cold 
drinks, but feels this thirst more by night 
than by day. Particularly adapted to 
phlegmatic constitutions and found in 
cholera infantum, worms, podagra, gout 
and epilepsy. 

Caps, has a thirst after stool, but more 
particularly in intermittent fever, when 
the chill comes on. 

Cham, has an intense thirst for cold 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 167 

water and acidulated drinks, but this thirst 
is more intense in the mouth, which is 
dry, and in which the patient wants to 
hold the cold water until it gets warm. It 
seems to satisfy more thoroughly in the 
mouth than in the stomach. 

Chin, has a real thirst during the hot 
stages of fever, or rather when there are 
hot flushes ; for China has no thirst dur- 
ing a chill and often none during a con- 
tinual heat. 

Dig. has a continuous thirst with very 
dry lips. The abnormality of a Dig. 
thirst, however, lies in the desire for sour 
or bitter drinks, beer for instance. 

Eup. per. has an intense thirst for cold 
water — sometimes warm drinks — with 
this peculiarity that the thirst grows in- 
tense from three to twelve hours before a 
chill or an attack of fever. 

Hell, has a greedy thirst ; the patient 
swallows the water ravenously, often bites 
the spoon and frequently expresses his 
disgust for the water he just drank. 



168 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Iod. has a thirst, but not for much 
water. An Iod. patient thirsts for some- 
thing stronger, and wants liquor, pure 
and straight. 

Merc, is thirsty all the time and longs 
for beer and ice water. 

Nat. m. has a unique thirst — u constant 
without desire to drink." When Nat. m. 
drinks, it drinks copiously , almost greedily, 
with an aggravation of thirst in the even- 
ing. 

Op. has no characteristic thirst. This 
point, however, must not be forgotten 
that, in Op. cases, there may be unquench- 
able thirst, or complete absence of thirst. 
It has these extremes. 

Phos. has great thirst for fresh drinks, 
cold, very cold and fresh water, but ejects 
it as soon as it grows warm in the 
stomach. 

Secale has a thirst during all stages of 
a fever, but this is a thirst for acids 
rather than for anything else. Secale is 
a lover of lemonade. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 169 

Silzcea being a chilly patient, we look 
for but little thirst except in fevers, when, 
particularly in the afternoon, with in- 
creasing heat, there is an increasing thirst. 

Stram. is paradoxical, for at one time 
you may find a violent thirst, with great 
dryness of throat and mouth, and again, 
"thirstless, fear of water and an aversion 
to all fluids. " 

Stilph. is preeminently a thirst} r rem- 
edy, craving anj^thing from water to 
strong whiskey or brandy, and is found 
in many of the ills peculiar to Sitlph. 
11 Drinks much but eats little," is one of 
the characteristics. 

Verat. like Pfios. craves cold drinks, 
especially during perspiration, but it does 
not eject the liquid when it grows warm 
in the stomach. 

Let this suffice for a few general notes. 
As to particulars regarding time, nature, 
etc., of thirst, study well the following: 

For morning thirst, that is, abnormal, 
you will first think of Nit. ac. } and sec- 
ondly of Graph., Nux v. and Stann. 

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170 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

For great thirst during a chill, think 
of Verat. 

For thirst after rising and moving about, 
you will study Verat. v. 

For a ten A. M. thirst daily, give one of 
the Natrums, preferably Nat. m. 

For abnormal thirst at noon-day give 
Lye. 

Afternoon thirst calls for Calc, Nat. c, 
Ran. b. and Zinc. 

For thirst before chill or at two p. m., 
you will think of Puis., but if this thirst 
is at 4 P. M. regularly, you will give Lye. 

For evening thirst you are led by Cycl., 
which has a close following in All. c, 
Croc., Gamb., Lod., Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. 
m., Nat. s., Nice, Thuj. and Zinc. 

Growing thirsty after a chill calls for 
Nat. m. or Sulph. 

Abnormal thirst after exercise calls for 
Nat. c. 

Night thirsts are led by Sil., which has 
a close following in Aeon., Ant. c., Ars., 
Eup.per., Hep., Lack., Lye, Mag. c, Merc., 
Phos., Rhus t., Spong., Sulph. and Thuja. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 171 

A burning and vehement thirst calls 
loudly for Acet. ac, Bry. or Phos. These 
three remedies are most frequently indi-" 
cated, and when not indicated, do not use 
them, but study these pages for one more 
suitable. 

A strong thirst before a chill in inter- 
mittent fever needs Eup.per. Sometimes 
Caps., Hep. or Puis, are indicated. 

A strong thirst during a chill, in inter- 
mittent fever, needs Apis, Caps., Cina, 
Eup. per., Ign., Nat. m., Nux v., Sep., 
Sil. or Verat. 

If this thirst comes on after the chill, 
in intermittent fever, study Ars., Chin, or 
Dros. 

When the drinking of water makes the 
headache unbearable, study Cimex. 

When there is a thirst with dread of 
liquids from any cause, study Bell., 
Canth., Hell., Hyos., Lack., Nux v. or 
Stram. 

If the thirst is increased while eating, 
look well to Am. c., Cocc. or Lack. 



172 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When it is increased after eating, then 
turn to Bry. or Caust. 

For extreme thirst in any diseased con- 
dition, we turn to Acet. ac., Aeon., Arg. 
n., Ars., Bry., Cale., Phos., Rob., Sil., 
Sulph. or Verat. 

Observe, carefully, the modalities gov- 
erning each remedy. 

An extreme thirst with headache, needs 
in most cases Mag. m. 

An extreme thirst during the heat of a 
fever is in need of Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., 
Eup. per., Nat. m., Nux v. 

When there is a thirst for large quan- 
tities of water, think of Bry., Nat. m., 
Phos., Sulph. or Verat. 

An abnormal thirst during menses, will 
need Bell., Cedr., Cham., Coe. c. or Zinc. 

When a thirst comes on after nausea, 
give Nux v. 

A thirst during perspiration calls prin- 
cipally for Ars., Chin., Nat. m. or S tram. 

If it comes on after perspiration, think 
first of Lye. and then of Ant. e., Ant. t. 
or Nux v. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 173 

A thirst for small quantities of water 
often, before stool, leads you to think 
first of Ars. and then of Chin., Coloc, 
Corn., Hell., Lack., Rhus t. and Sulph. 

If it occurs after stool only, then think 
of Caps. 

For an unquenchable thirst, is led by 
Ars. and Phos. 

A thirst preceding an attack of vomit- 
ing needs Eup. per., but when the thirst 
comes on during vomiting, you will turn 
to Ars. 

Thirstless. 

Our thirstless remedies are not very 
numerous. The leaders are Ant. t., Apis, 
Chin., Gels., Hell., Nux m., Puis, and 
Sabad. 

A second grade of remedies deserve 
more than a passing notice, and these are 
AElsc, Agn., Am. m., Ant. c., Arg. n., 
Asaf., Bell., Bov., Camph., Con., Cycl., 
Ferr., Hydr., Ip., Kali c., Lye, Mang., 
Olnd., Op., Samb., Sep. and Staph. 



174 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

When there is thirstlessness with de- 
sire to drink, you will turn to Ars., 
Camph. or Cimex. 

Thirstless during heat — fever — is led 
by Apis and Sep. 

Closely following these will be Alum., 
Ant. t. } Calc, Caps., Carb. v., Caust., 
Dros., Ferr., Ign. and Led. 

Tingling. 

A tingling sensation in the stomach is 
most frequently cured by. Puis, or Rhus t. 

Trembling. 

This trembling or quivering sensation 
in the stomach is one frequently found in 
practice, and you will find your principal 
remedies in Arg. n., Ars., Flaps, Ham. 
and Ign. 

Twisting. 

A twisting sensation, as if something 
were trying to make a rope of the stom- 
ach, finds its similimum in Alum., Arg. 
n., Cocc, Lye, Nux m., Nux v. and Plb. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 175 

When this twisting sensation extends 
to the abdomen, give Arg. n. Look well 
to the totality of symptoms. 

Twitching. 

This is a strange and nnfrequent symp- 
tom, and refers to small spasmodic jerk- 
ings in and around the stomach and is 
purely of nervous origin. In such con- 
ditions study Hydr. or Ign. 

Ulcers. 

For ulcers of the stomach we think 
first of Kali bi. } Merc. c. or Phos. 

It is difficult to differentiate between 
these- remedies. The totality here, as in 
all other cases, must decide upon the 
remedy. 

Apart from the three remedies above 
mentioned, you will not forget to examine 
Arg. n., Ars. } Kreos., Mez>, Nit. ac. and 
Nux v. 



176 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Vomiting. 

Because of the many particulars we 
find in the study of remedies for vomit- 
ing, let us be content to mention our gen- 
eral leaders without noting the differen- 
tiations, and look to our particulars for 
indices to prescribing. 

These leaders are: Aeon., ALth., Ant. 
e., Ant. t., Apis, Apom., Arg. n., Ars., 
Bry., Cham., Coleh., Cupr., Cupr. ac., 
Ferr., Gamb., Ip., Iris, Kreos., Lob., Nux 
v., Phos., Plb., Puis., St I., Sulph., Tabac, 
Verat. and Verat. v. 

I will ask you to observe carefully the 
following particulars : For simple morn- 
ing vomiting, you will look to Caps, as 
your first aid, except in drunkards, when 
you will think of Ars. In addition to 
these two, you may need to study such 
remedies as Con., Cycl., Dig., Dros., Ferr., 
Ferr. p., Guai., Hep., Ign., Lye., Nat. m., 
Nux v., Si/., Sul. ac., Sulph., Tarent. and 
Verat. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 177 

A noonday vomiting especially caused 
by eating soup, needs Mag. c. 

Vomiting habitually in the afternoon 
or evening, needs Puis, or Sulph. 

For nocturnal vomiting you will think 
first of Calc. and Ferr.; the first most 
frequently before, the latter most fre- 
quently after midnight. Such remedies 
as Ant. t., Arg. n., Ars., Chin., Ign n 
Lack., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Plb., Podo., 
St I., Stram., Sulph. and Verat. are often 
indicated. 

Vomiting from anger will lead you to 
Cham., Coloc. or Nux v. 

When it occurs during apyrexia, give 

i P . 

Habitual vomiting after retiring, needs 
Tarent. 

Habitual vomiting from drinking beer, 
needs Mez. 

Habitual vomiting before breakfast, 
points you at once to Tabac. When this 
is not indicated, study Kreos. or Nux v. 

Habitual vomiting after breakfast, 
points to Borax, Card. veg. or Ferr. 



178 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Vomiting from cleansing the teeth 
needs Coc. c. 

Vomiting before a chill, in intermittent 
fever, points to Ars., Eup. per., Ferr. 

Vomiting during a chill, points pre- 
dominantly to Eup. per. Such remedies, 
however, as Caps., Cina, Eros., Ign., Ip., 
Nat. m., Puis, and VeraL must not be for- 
gotten. 

Vomiting after a chill points predomi- 
nantly to Eup. per. and Nat. m. You 
will see by this that vomiting before, 
during or after a chill, in intermittent 
fever, points first to Eup. per., and it will 
be your first consideration, unless symp- 
toms point to another remedy. 

Vomiting caused by drinking cold 
water, points to Verat. v., and this will 
be your remedy unless conditions call for 
another. 

Vomiting on coughing leads one to 
think of Alum., Ant. t., Bry., Eros, and 

i P . 

Vomiting during a diarrhoea points pre- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 179 

dominantly to Ant. t., Arg. n., Ars. and 
Verat. 

Difficult vomiting, " So hard for me to 
vomit," is relieved by Ant. t. 

Vomiting after drinking — anything — 
points to Ant. c. } Ars., Phos. and Verat. 

When the vomiting comes on immedi- 
ately after drinking, you will think of 
Ars., Bism., Eup. per., Nux v. and Zinc. 

When it is produced by drinking but 
little, think of Ars., and if this little is 
very cold and soon ejected, think of Phos. 

The habitual vomiting of drunkards 
points first to Kali bi. 

There are certain conditions and 
changes, even in drunkards, that compel 
us to study such remedies as Alumina, 
Ars., Cadm., Caps., Carb. ac, Crot. h., 
Kali bro?n., Lack., Nux v., Sang, and 
Sul. ac. 

Easy vomiting, ejecting the contents 
of the stomach without apparent effort, 
leads one to think first of Cham., but we 
must not forget that Ferr., Ign., Kali'bi., 



180 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

Nux v., Phos., Phyt., Ran. s. and Tabae. 
have each a similar condition, particu- 
larly PAos.j which "spits" up food and 
mucus by the mouthful without apparent 
effort. 

Sudden attacks of vomiting while eat- 
ing, need Ars. 

Sudden attacks of vomiting after eat- 
ing, point to Ars. } Bry., Chin., Ip., Nuph., 
Phos., Sep. j Si/. } Sulph. and Verat. 

Vomiting caused by eating eggs, needs 
Ferr. 

Vomiting caused by eating fat foods, 
needs Puis. 

Vomiting during the heat or fever, 
when suffering from malaria or intermit- 
tent fever, needs Nat. m. 

Forcible vomiting, ejecting the con- 
tents of the stomach as from a force 
pump, needs Verat., though Con., Nux 
v., Petr. and Same, have this symptom, 
but in a milder form. 

Forcible vomiting soon after eating, 
points to Same. 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 181 

Vomiting caused by hawking up mucus 
or clearing the throat, leads us to think 
of Ambr., Calc. p. and Coc. c. 

Vomiting associated with headaches 
has a long list of remedies, but on look- 
ing them over very carefully we find the 
following most frequently indicated: Ars., 
Ip., Iris, Melt., Phos., Puis., Sang, and 
Sep. 

Vomiting during the heat of a paroxysm 
of intermittent fever calls for Ant. t., 
Eup. per. or Nat. m. most frequently. 

Vomiting caused by eating ice cream, 
needs Ars. or Puis. — predominantly Ars. 

Incessant vomiting, that is, day and 
night without relief, leads one to study 
with great care the following : Arg. n., 
Iod., Ip:, Kreos., Merc, c, Nit. ac, Phos. 
and Plb. 

Vomiting during intoxication, needs 
Nux v. 

Vomiting before menses, Calc, Kreos., 
Nux v. and Puis. 

Vomiting during menses, Am. c, Am. 



182 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

m., Apoc, Calc, Carb. v., Cupr. } Graph. , 
Kali e. } Lye. , Phos., Puis., Sulph. and 
Verat., of which Apoc. is our leader. 

Vomiting due to suppressed menses,^. 

Vomiting caused by drinking milk, 
points to sEth., Sil. and Valer., each of 
which should be carefully studied. 

Remember this, please, that when a 
baby habitually vomits its mother's milk, 
your first study will be Sil., and your 
next will be Ant. c. or Sanic. 

Vomiting on motion leads you to study 
Ars. and Tabac. 

Vomiting after the abuse of Opium, 
Cham. 

Vomiting from being overheated, Ant. c. 

Paroxysmal attacks of vomiting, Ars. 
and Phos. 

Vomiting during perspiration, in febrile 
attacks, Ars., Eup. per. 

Vomiting when perspiration ceases, 
Cact. 

Vomiting during pregnancy points to 
Asar.y Che I. , Jatr., Kreos., Lac. ae. } Nux 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 183 

m., Nux v., Puis., Sep., Symph. and 
Tabac. 

Vomiting produced while riding in a 
carriage, train or street car, Curb, ac, 
Cocc, Petr. and Tabac. 

Vomiting produced by rising from re- 
cumbent positions, Aeon., Colch. and 
Lac d. 

Vomiting from sour wine, Ant. c. 

Vomiting from loud speaking, Coc. c. 

Vomiting during ordinary stool, Arg. 
n., Ars., Merc, and Verat. 

Vomiting on trying to swallow, needs 
Merc, c. 

Violent attacks of vomiting are most 
frequently cured by Ars., Colch., Crot. t., 
Phos. and Tabac. 

Acrid vomiting, making throat and 
mouth sore, needs either Kreos. or Sang. 

Albuminous vomiting, that is, vomiting 
a substance similar to the white of a raw 
egg, calls iorjatr., Merc. c. or Plb. 

(a) Bile. The vomiting of bile is 
sometimes a puzzle. Great care is neces- 



184 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

sary in prescribing for this symptom. 
Here are your principal remedies, Ars., 
Bry., Cham., Chel., Colch., Eup. per., Ip., 
Merc , Merc, c, Merc, cy., Nux v., Op., 
Phos , Puis., Sang., Sep. and Verat. 

When it occurs in the morning on ris- 
ing, think of Sep. 

When at night, Merc, or Podo. 

During or after a chill, Eup. per. or 
Nat. m. 

With colic, Chin., Iod. or Nux v. 

During a cough, Chin, and Puis. 

During a fever, Ars., Cham., Chin., 
Eup. per., Nux v. or Puis. 

When lying on right side or back, 
Crot. h. 

When in connection with headache, 
study Chel., Ip., Iris or Sang. 

When it occurs during perspiration, 
think of Cham, or Chin. 

When with this there is great nausea, 
trembling and prostration, give Eup. per. 

When there is vertigo, give Chel. 

(b) Bitter. For bitter vomiting three 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 185 

remedies take the lead, Nux v., Phos. and 
Sang. 

When this bitter vomiting occurs in 
the morning, think of Bry. 

When after drinking coffee, give Cham. 

If during a cough, give Sep. 

If during a chill, give Cham. 

If during the heat of fever, give Eup. 
per. 

When during a headache, give Sang. 

(c) Black. For vomiting of black 
substance, you will think of such reme- 
dies as Ars., Cadm., Nux v., Phos. and 
Verat. 

For a black oily substance, Ars. the 
10,000 did very quick and effectual work 
in a case seventy years old. 

Phos. not only controlled the vomiting, 
dark brown, in a case eighty-three years 
of age suffering from a malignant tumor 
of the right ovary, but made her reason- 
ably comfortable and prolonged her life. 
I gave it in the 1,000. 

(d) Blood. The vomiting of blood 

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186 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

strikes terror to the physician as well as 
to the patient and parties concerned. To 
know what to do and what to give is mas- 
terly. 

Here is what to give, Am., Cact., Card. 
v., Chin., Crot. h., Ferr., Ham., Ip., Phos. 
and Sabin. 

Bach one of these remedies must be 
prescribed upon its own peculiar charac- 
teristics. 

Now these alone do not cover every 
case, and we may need to study Aeon., 
Am. c, Ars % , Bry., Cole, Canth., Caust., 
Cupr., Cycl., Erig., Ferr. p., Hyos., Lack., 
Merc, c., Mill., Nit. ae., Nux v., Petr., 
Phyt., Plb., Podo., Puis., Sang., Secale, 
Sep., Sulph., Verat. and Zinc. 

Observe, that Am. is indicated in vom- 
iting produced by injuries to the stomach. 

That Cact. is indicated in hsematamesis 
resulting largely from organic cardiac 
lesions. 

That Carb. v. is indicated in low and 
dangerous forms of disease, body cold, 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 187 

hippocratic face ; and the blood is black 
and thick. 

That China has a constant spitting or 
vomiting of venons blood, which is usu- 
ally dark. 

That Crot. h. has an oozing of dark, 
really black blood, is from the stomach 
and is found in low forms of disease as in 
typhoid or typhus fevers. 

That Ferr. has vomiting of bright red 
blood, the blood is vomited easily, and 
this trouble is found in Ferrum patients, 
persons with very red faces, look healthy, 
full-blooded, and yet are always com- 
plaining. 

That Hamamelis is preeminently ap- 
plicable to hemorrhagic people, vomiting 
of thin, rather dark blood. 

That Ip. has vomiting of bright red 
blood, with a constant nausea, not relieved 
by vomiting. 

That P/zos. is also a hemorrhagic rem- 
edy, and useful in vomiting of blood that 
is mixed with a dark, acrid matter, or 



188 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

dark spots that look like particles of soot 
in the blood. 

That Sabina has vomiting of large 
quantities of rather dark blood, but ejected 
in paroxysms — some hours or days ap- 
parently free from the trouble, then at- 
tacks of vomiting until the contents of 
the stomach are discharged, when rest 
and relief ensues. 

Should this vomiting of blood occur at 
night only, then think of Canst. 

When it results from suppressed 
menses, then study Bry. or Ham. 

If it occurs during pregnancy, give 
Sep. 

(e) Brownish Substance. For vom- 
iting of brownish substance you will at 
once think of Ars. } Nat. s. or Plb., accord- 
ing to predominant symptoms. 

Chocolate colored vomituria needs 
either Bry. or Secale. 

In chronic cases of vomiting, turn to a 
study of Nux v., Sil. or Sulph. 

(/) Coffee Grounds. Vomiting a 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 189 

substance that resembles coffee grounds, 
leads you first to P/ios. y which, is one of 
our most patent remedies in this symp- 
tom. 

For second place remedies you will 
study Arg. n m) Cupr., Merc. c. and Nat. m. 

(g) Curdled Milk. Vomiting of 
curdled milk is a condition sometimes 
very hard to treat. Here, however, are 
our leaders, and very reliable ones at 
that, JEth., Calc, Stl. and Valer. But 
what is the difference between these rem- 
edies and the conditions that call for the 
one or the other ? 

Notice : 

Aith. has forcible ejection of milk soon 
after it is taken, and this is followed by 
weakness and drowsiness. Sometimes 
the curdled milk and cheesy matter is 
preceded by vomiting of a yellow fluid. 
In either ease the vomiting is forcible. 

Calc. has vomiting of sour curds, and 
is found in leucophlegmatic constitutions, 



190 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

where there is a tendency to grow fat, 
with lax muscles. 

That the vomiting in Sil. follows im- 
mediately upon taking milk, and is found 
most frequently in rachitic children and 
those who take their milk too rapidly, 
voraciously. 

That in Valer. the milk vomited has a 
sickening odor, very much like that of 
putrid eggs, and that with the vomiting 
there is faintness, white lips, and body 
icy cold, and that the child wants to be 
moving about constantly. 

Do not forget that here and there you 
may need Ant. c, Nat. m. or Sulph. 

(h) Everything. When you find a 
person that vomits up everything, and 
seems to " vomit up his shoes," think 
of Ars. 

(z) Fecal Matter. Now and then 
the vomiting of fecal matter will confront 
you, and to know what to do is of vital 
importance. In such a case look well to 
all conditions and think of Op. This is 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 191 

indeed your first thought, and failing to 
find your similimum here, study Bell., 
Nnx v. and Plb. 

(/) Food. The vomiting of food is of 
most frequent occurrence, and leaders in 
this difficulty are Ars., Bry., Eup. per., 
Ferr., Ign., Lye, Nux v., Phos., Puis., 
Sang, and Verat. 

Should this form of vomiting occur in 
the morning on rising, think first of Sep., 
then of Plb. or Stdph. 

When it occurs in the evening, think 
of Puis, or Stdph. 

When it occurs regularly at midnight, 
you will give Ferr. 

If the vomiting of food is succeeded by 
the vomiting of bile, then study Bry. or 
Nat. m. 

Vomiting of food after breakfast calls 
for Ferr. or Sil. 

Vomiting of food before a chill or be- 
fore each chill, calls for Ars. or Cina. 

This form of vomiting produced by 
coughing, leads you to think of Bry. first 



192 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

of all. When the symptoms do not agree, 
you will then study An t. t, Coc. o., Ferr., 
Kali c, Mez., Nat. m., Nit. ac, Phos. ac. 
or Puis, for a similimum. 

When this vomiting comes on imme- 
diately after eating, then give A fits, Ars., 
Bry., Ferr., Ferr. p. or Graph. , according 
to symptoms. 

When undigested food is vomited two 
or three hours after eating, give Kreos. 

Vomiting of food during intermittent 
fever, calls for Ferr., Ferr. p. or Nat. m. 

(k) Frothy Vomit. For this form of 
vomiting, think at once of Kreos. or 
Verat. 

Or in case they do not cover the symp- 
toms, turn to ^Fth., Apis, Canth., Con., 
Ip., Lye, Merc, c, Nux v., Podo. or Puis. 

(/) Glairy. This means a watery 
mucus, very much like the white of a 
raw egg, and will at once turn your 
thought to Arg. n., Ars., Iris,Jatr., Kali 
bi., Sil. or Verat. 

(m) Greasy. For vomiting of greasy 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 193 

matter, whether much of it has been 
eaten or not, you will turn at once to Iod., 
Mez. or Nux v. 

(n) Vomiting of green substance turns 
one's thought to three great leaders, viz., 
Ars., Ip. and Verat., but when neither of 
these are indicated, we take recourse to 
Aeon., Aith., Arg. n., Can. s. } Canth., 
Card, m., Coloc, Crot. h., Cupr. ac.,Dulc, 
Hell., Hep., Lack., Lye, Merc, Merc, c, 
Nat. s., Nux v., Op., Petr., P/ios., Plb., 
Puis, or Strain. 

A dark green vomit points to Crot. h. 

A thin, very fluid green vomit, leads 
one to think of Aeon., Card, m., Coloc., 
Cupr., Cycl., Hep., Lack., Nat. s. or Strain. 

A yellowish green vomit leads one to 
think of Ars., Cupr. ac. or Nat. s. 

(o) Liquids. The simple vomiting of 
liquids points predominantly to Aeon, or 
Bz'sm. 

(p) Vomiting of milky substance, 
points predominantly to Sep. 

{q) Vomiting of mucus leads one to 



194 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

consider as remedies most frequently in- 
dicated such medicines as Arg. n. } Dros., 
Nux v., Phos n Puis, and Verat. 

When this form comes on after drink- 
ing coffee, we think of Cham. 

When the mucus is bloody or streaked 
with blood, we think of Kali bi. or Nit. ac. 

When it occurs with or is produced by 
a cough, we think of Dros. , Nit. ac, Puis. 
or Sil. 

When it occurs during a diarrhoea, we 
give Arg. n. 

When the vomited mucus is jelly-like 
in substance, we usually give Ip. 

When it occurs from rinsing the mouth, 
we give Coc. c. 

(r) Offensive. When the substance 
vomited has an offensive odor, we look 
for Ars n Nux v. or Sep. for first assist- 
ance. 

If the vomituria is purulent as well as 
offensive, then we consider Nit. ac. first, 
and one of the Kalis or Mercuries 
secondly. 

(s) Salty. Vomiting of salty sub- 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 195 

stances or things that taste salty, leads 
us to Iod. or Nat. s. 

(t) Sour or acid vomiting directs our 
minds to such leaders as Calc., Caust., 
Chin., Hep., Lye., Mag. c., Nux v., Phos., 
Psor., Puis., Rob., Sulph., Tabac. and 
Verat. These fourteen remedies cover 
most cases. 

Should this sour vomiting occur most 
frequently at night, give Calc. 

Should it occur during a chill, give 
Lye. 

If there is a fluid substance, tasting 
and smelling very sour, you will give 
Caust., Ip., Nat. m. or Nux v. 

If the vomiting of sour substance oc- 
curs regularly before the menstrual 
epoch, you will study Calc. or Puis. 

(u) Stringy. Where there is a 
stringy, shreddy or ropy vomiting, turn 
at once to Cor. r. Do not forget, how- 
ever, that Arg. n., CheL, Dros., Kali bi., 
Kreos., Merc, e., Nat. m., Nit. ac. and Sil. 
are also indicated according to conditions. 



196 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 

{v) Sweetish. Vomiting of sweetish 
substance is led by Kreos. } followed closely 
by Plb. 

(x) Tenacious. This implies a sticky, 
gummy or adhesive substance, and is 
most frequently cured by Kali bi. or 
Merc. c. 

(y) Watery. Vomiting of a watery 
substance, that is a clear, watery-like 
fluid, is most frequently controlled by 
Ars., Bry., Canst., Rob. or Verat. 

When it occurs early in the morning, 
you will study Sulph. 

When it occurs at night, you will think 
of that nocturnal remedy for vomiting, 
Calc. 

(z) White. When the substance is 
white like aluminum, think of Merc. c. 

(a 1 ) Worm. When there is a sensa- 
tion as if a worm were in the stomach or 
throat, give Lack. 

(b l ) Worms. When vomiting is caused 
by the presence of worms in the stomach 
or intestines, think first of Sang., then of 



WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 197 

Aeon., Cina, Ferr., Phyt t) Sabad. or 
Secale. 

(c l ) Yellow. Vomiting of a yellow 
substance, points at once to Phos. or 
Verat. 

Do not forget to study carefully, how- 
ever, Colch., Coloc, Con., Dulc, Grat., 
Iod. and Tereb. 

May the above prove a veritable mine 
of information to every lover of a true 
knowledge of the law of similars. 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Introductory, 9-11 

Alive, as if something, 11 

Anxiety, 12 

Appetite, . . . 12-19 

Appetite, no, .... 19-21 

Apprehension, 21 

Aversions, 21-26 

Ball, sensation of, 26 

Cancer, 26-27 

Clothing, pressure, . ... 27 

Coldness, 27-28 

Colic, 28 

Constriction, sensation of, 28-29 

Contraction, 29 

Crawling, 29 

Desires, 30-38 

Disordered, 38-42 

Distention, 43-44 

Emptiness, 44-48 

Epileptic aura, 49 

Eructations, . 49-67 

Faintness, 67 

Fermentation, 68 

Fluttering, 68-71 

Gagging, 71 

Gout, 71 



200 INDEX. 

Gurgling, ... 72 

Hanging, 72-73 

Hardness, 72 

Heartburn, 73-76 

Heat, 76-77 

Heaviness, . 77-81 

Hiccough, . 81-84 

Indigestion, 85-88 

Induration, 88 

Inflammation, 89-91 

Laxity, 91 

L/ime, ... 92 

L,oathing, 92 

Lump, 93 

Nausea, 93~ II 3 

Overloaded, 113-114 

Pain, 114-125 

kinds of, boring, 125 

burning, 125-130 

clawing, 130-131 

cramping, 131-134 

cutting, 134-136 

digging, 136 

distress, 136-138 

drawing, 138 

gnawing, 138-140 

lancinating, 140-141 

pinching, 141 142 

pressing, 142-148 

scraping, 148-149 

shooting, 149 

soreness, 149-156 

stitching, 156-157 

tearing, 157 



INDEX. 201 

ulcerating, 157-158 

Pulsation, 158-160 

Retching, 160-162 

Retraction, ... < 162 

Sinking, . . 163 

Slaking, 163 

Stone, 163-164 

Tension, 164 

Thirst, 165-173 

Thirstless, i73-!74 

Tingling, 174 

Trembling, 174 

Twisting, 174 

Twitching, 175 

Ulcers, 175 

Vomiting, 176-197 

(a) bile, 183-184 

{6) bitter, . . . 184-185 

(c) black, 185 

(d) blood, 185-1S8 

(e) brownish substance, 188 

(f) coffee grounds, 188 

(g) curdled milk, 189-190 

(k) everything, 190 

(i) fecal matter, 190 

(j) food, 191 

(k) frothy vomit, 192 

(/) glairy, 192 

(m) greasy, 192 

(n) green substance, . . 193 

(o) liquids, 193 

(p) milky substance, 193 

(q) mucus, 193 

(r) offensive, 194 

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202 INDEX. 

(s) salty, .... . 194 

(t) sour or acid, 195 

(#) stringy, . . 195 

(v) sweetish, ... 196 

(jtr) tenacious, 196 

(y) watery, 196 

(z) white, ... 196 

(a 1 ) warm, 196 

(& l ) worms, .... 196 

(c 1 ) yellow, ' 197 



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